In the capital of Belarus, the city of Minsk, the traditional international tournament in the Greco-Roman wrestling of the memory of the Olympic champion Oleg Karavaeva has started, BelTA reports.
Participants in the competition will play medals in ten weight categories.
On Friday, November 29, preliminary fights are held at the Sports Palace, including quarter -finals. At 17.00, the opening ceremony is planned, after which semi -final contractions will take place.
On Saturday, November 30, comforting fights will be held in the first half of the day, and after lunch, fights will take place for third places and finals.
On Friday, winners of the open republican tournament in the Greco-Roman wrestling “Karavichik”, which gathered young athletes born in 2008-2009, will be determined.
International Tournament in memory of the Olympic champion Oleg Karavaev – the International Tournament in the Greco -Roman wrestling. Since 1994, it has been held annually in Minsk. Named in memory of the first Belarusian Olympic Wrestling Champion Oleg Karavaev.
Oleg Karavaev is the legendary fighter of the Greco -Roman style. The first Olympic classic champion. In 1960, in Rome, 28 athletes claimed for lightweight gold, but Belorus did not play a single fight and, in addition to the victory, was recognized as the most technical fighter of the multiforum.