At the Trud Sports Palace in Irkutsk, the 7th international Greco Roman wrestling tournament for the prizes of Olympic champion Konstantin Vyrupaev was held, bringing together more than 100 athletes from Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine. On the mat there was intense competition in several weight classes, and many winners and medalists were from the Irkutsk region. The tournament, held since 1990 and international since 2005, helps wrestlers improve their skills and meet master of sport standards.

From October 6 to 7, the Sports Palace “Trud” hosted the VII International Greco-Roman Wrestling Tournament for the prizes of Olympic champion and Honorary Citizen of Irkutsk Konstantin Grigoryevich Vyrupayev.
More than 100 wrestlers from Kazakhstan, Ukraine, the central part of the Russian Federation, the Far East, and the Siberian Federal District took part in the tournament. The team from Irkutsk Oblast was represented by athletes from Irkutsk, Angarsk, Usolye-Sibirskoye, and Bratsk.
The tournament was organized by the Ministry of Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of Irkutsk Oblast, the Department of Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the Irkutsk City Administration, the Russian Sports Wrestling Federation, and the Irkutsk Regional Sports Wrestling Federation.
According to the results of the competition, the winners were: Category 55 kg: 1st place – Valery Bogoyakov (MSMK, Khakassia) 2nd place - Akan Baymagombetov (MS, Kazakhstan) 3rd place - Andrey Bulakov (KMS, Irkutsk), Marat Garipov (KMS, Kazakhstan)
Category 60 kg: 1st place – Maxim Mordovin (MSMK, Usolye-Sibirskoye) 2nd place – Daniyar Kalenov (MS, Kazakhstan) 3rd place – Askhat Shaimergenov (MS, Kazakhstan), Gavril Anzhiganov (KMS, Khakassia)
Category 66 kg: 1st place – Igor Gudkov (KMS, Angarsk) 2nd place – Roman Gaiduk (MS, Ukraine) 3rd place – Ivan Ploskikh (KMS, Irkutsk), Erikh Schmidt (KMS, Irkutsk)
Category 74 kg: 1st place – Ivan Konev ( KMS, Irkutsk) 2nd place – Gabriel Eprikyan (MS, Krasnoyarsk) 3rd place – Manarbek Bolat (KMS, Kazakhstan), Konstantin Arbatsky (KMS, Novosibirsk)
Category 84 kg: 1st place – Artur Magomedov (MS, Vladimir) 2nd place – Tural Dazhdamirov (KMS, Irkutsk) 3rd place – Grigory Stepanov (MS, Novosibirsk), Alexey Milokhin (KMS, Krasnoyarsk)
Category 96 kg: 1st place: Danil Ontin (MS, Novosibirsk) 2nd place: Ilya Zatselyapin (MS, Krasnoyarsk) 3rd place: Valentin Bobylev (KMS, Usolye-Sibirskoye)
Category 120 kg: 1st place – Valery Dovgan (MS, Ukraine) 2nd place – Stepan Abushkin (KMS, Irkutsk) 3rd place – Azat Shaukerov (KMS, Kazakhstan)
As a reminder, the tournament has been held since 1990, and in 2005 it received international status. As the tournament organizers stated, these competitions make it possible to improve athletes’ skills and also meet the standards for the title of Master of Sport.
Based on materials from the press service of the Irkutsk City Administration