1st Youth World Festival of Traditional Wrestling Sports

Object: Popularization culture heritage and peoples diversity through traditional wrestling
Date:    12 - 15 December, 2008
Venue: Universal sport arena "Yarigin memory Hall of Wrestling".

ORGANIZERS:

1. Government of Moscow.
2. International Belt Wrestling Association (IBWA).
3. All Russian Belt Wrestling Federation

SUPPORTED BY:

1. UNESCO.
2. International Association of Traditional Wrestling Sports.
3. Federal Agency for Physical Culture, Sports.

PROGRAM:

1. Demonstration of traditional wrestling of 5 continents
2. 1st Cadet Belt Wrestling World Championships
3. Youth Forum "Play for Peace"
4. UNESCO / CIGEPS working group Sport and Culture meeting.

COMPETITORS:

Only national teams of the National Federations are allowed to compete.
Age of athletes – younger than 18 on day of competition (1991 – 1993 y.b.).

Belt Wrestling
Consisting of team – 20 persons: 1 leader, 2 coaches, 2 referees, 13 sportsmen, 1 doctor, 1 massages.
Weight categories:
Men: -50 kg.,-55 kg.,-60 kg.,-65 kg.,-70 kg.,-75 kg.,-80 kg.,-90 kg,+90 kg (classical and free style).
Women: -52 kg., -58 kg., -66 kg., +66 kg (free style).