A Greco Roman wrestling tournament will be held in Irkutsk, with 150 athletes from different municipalities of the region. The competition will bring together the strongest boys in two age groups, including medalists of the Siberian Federal District championship, and based on the results coaches will select candidates for summer training camps and the Irkutsk region team. The tournament will take place at the Academy of Sports Wrestling named after Olympic champion Konstantin Vyrupaev, the citys most equipped wrestling hall.

This year, 150 wrestlers from Irkutsk, Angarsk, Bratsk, Usolye-Sibirskoye, Svirsk, Khomutovo, Kachug, and other municipalities of the Irkutsk Region will take part in it. The competition will be held in two age groups: older youth (born in 1996-1998) and younger youth (born in 1999-2001). One of the goals of the tournament is to select young men for summer training camps, as well as potential candidates for the Irkutsk Region team and for competitions in the tournaments of the Siberian Federal District. This was reported by the tournament organizer, coach of the Irkutsk Region Greco-Roman wrestling team Sergei Myasnikov. Among the tournament participants are the winner of the Siberian Federal District junior Greco-Roman wrestling championship Vladislav Kuzmin and the silver medalist of the Siberian Federal District junior Greco-Roman wrestling championship Leonid Kravchuk. Irkutsk will be represented at the tournament by 4 teams: Youth Sports School "Rossiya", Youth Sports School "Sparta", Youth Sports School "6" and the "Medved" club - a total of about 50 people. Forty wrestlers are expected from Angarsk, 30 from Bratsk, and 10 from Svirsk. The competitions will be held in the most well-equipped wrestling hall in Irkutsk - the Academy of Sports Wrestling named after Olympic champion Konstantin Vyrupaev.
Based on materials from the press service of the Irkutsk city administration