Belarusians won 25 medals at the international tournament in Greco-Roman wrestling in memory of Karavayev

At the XXXI International Greco-Roman Wrestling Tournament in memory of Olympic champion Oleg Karavayev, held in Minka on November 14-15, Belarusian athletes won 25 awards, Minsk-Novosti correspondent reports.

The competition was hosted by Chizhovka-Arena. For two days athletes from six countries (Belarus, Russia, Serbia, Croatia, Georgia, Tajikistan) competed for medals in ten weight categories. A total of 112 participants. Gold medals in the treasury of the team from Sineoka put Alexander Guryev (weight category up to 55 kg), Vladimir Kostoronok (up to 63 kg), Dmitry Bonko (up to 77 kg), Abubakar Haslakhanov (up to 97 kg), Vyacheslav Fedorina (up to 130 kg). Silver winners were Danila Efremov (up to 55 kg), Gleb Makarenko (up to 67 kg), Nikita Murashko (up to 72 kg), Gleb Draznik (up to 82 kg), Vasily Buglak (up to 78 kg), Egor Novikov (up to 97 kg), Dmitry Zarubsky (up to 130 kg). Roman Khodunov (up to 55 kg), Rasim Ibragimov (up to 60 kg), Igor Zvorykin and Mikhail Markovsky (up to 67 kg), Tahir Batayev (up to 72 kg), Maxim Shed (up to 77 kg), Timofey Karasev and Ilya Valevsky (up to 82 kg), Yaroslav Kurs and Ilya Biteyev (up to 87 kg), Gleb Nalivko (up to 97 kg), Matvey Silich and Ilya Shumchik (up to 130 kg) climbed the third step of the pedestal.

In addition, the strongest athletes of the Open Republican tournament "Karavaychik" were determined. Young men born in 2010-2011 competed for their first major awards. In ten weight category, Belarusians won the lion’s share of awards, the Russians won only four medals. Among the winners were also Minsk citizens - Peter Gordetsky (up to 48 kg), Aslambek Kurbanov (up to 65 kg), Artur Tumanov (up to 71 kg).

The results of the competition were summed up by the Chairman of the Belarusian Wrestling Federation Alim Selimov:

- The timing of this tournament in memory of Karavaev, we planned in 2025. But this year, almost all major tournaments have shifted a few weeks ahead. Like the World Cup. Regular competitions are held in September, and now held in October-November. There were other patches. And on the dates of the tournament in memory of Karavayev in many countries held their important domestic starts, as well as international competitions. Initially, 15 teams were expected to arrive. But alas... only five arrived. But everyone brought in combat trains. I really like the Croats, who have Greco-Roman wrestling gaining momentum. The Russians and Georgians fought well.

According to the interlocutor, only Abubakar Haslakhanov spoke from the leaders of the Belarusian team. Everyone else is recovering from the World Cup. Haslakhanov showed the highest class, skating through all rivals. In other weight categories, young people performed well. Ahead of the Belarusian wrestlers training in general physical training, and then the national championship. It will determine the first and second issues, which will begin the fight for Olympic licenses. The selection for the Games in Los Angeles-2028 will begin in February-2027.

- In parallel with adults, young men also fought at the tournament “Karavaychik”, which was held for the fourth time. These competitions gathered 160 participants. The competition for Belarusians was made up of Russians. But our guys fought very well. It’s a good sign that we are moving in the right direction. By the way, there were a lot of guys from DYUSHORE in the stands. It is important for them to watch how professionals fight on carpets. And also on "hurrah" was an autograph session of our new world champion Kirill Maskevich, — said Selimov.

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