The First World Martial Arts Mastership in Korea
05.09.2016
Today the Kurash competitions in the program of the First World Martial Arts Masterships in Korea opened with the minute of silence to honor the memory of the late President of Uzbekistan, the Honorary President of the International Kurash Association Mr Islam Karimov.
Kurash Players, coaches, referees coming from Asia, Africa, Europe and Pan America, spectators and official guests of the competitions paid tribute to the memory of Mr Islam Karimov.
The First World Martial Arts Mastership is the multi sport event featuring competitions in 15 different martial art sports from around the world.
The Games are held in 7 days program from 2 to 8 September 2016 and attended by delegations from more than 80 countries consisting of over 2000 players and officials.
The event held in the Cheongju city is organized by the Governor office of the Chungcheongbuk-do province of the Republic of Korea in cooperation with the Sport ministry and National Olympic Committee of Korea and UNESCO.
Kurash competitions at these Games will be held on 5 and 6 September in 12 weight categories among men (60, 66, 73, 81, 90, 100, over 100 kg) and women (under 48, 52, 57, 70, over 78 kg).
