The Irkutsk region will host a youth and men's army hand to hand combat championship and primary competition. The event aims to prepare young people for military service, admission to military universities, and promote a healthy lifestyle.
The competitions are being held with the aim of preparing young people for service in the ranks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, for further admission to the country’s leading military educational institutions, as well as promoting a healthy lifestyle.The championship will be held among boys aged 14-15 and 16-17. The championship will be held among men aged 18 and older. Fighters with the appropriate physical training are allowed to take part in the competitions.
Preliminary bouts among boys will last two minutes, and the final bouts - three minutes. The duration of the preliminary bouts among men will be three minutes, and the final bouts – four minutes.
The organizers of the competitions are the Ministry of Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the Irkutsk Region, the Irkutsk Region Federation of Army Hand-to-Hand Combat, the Irkutsk Regional Branch of the All-Russian Public Organization of Veterans “Combat Brotherhood,” and the regional branch of the All-Russian Public-State Organization DOSAAF Russia of the Irkutsk Region.
Based on materials from the press service of the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of the Irkutsk Region