Today, December 2, at the Hyatt Hotel, the official press conference of the International Wrestling Tournament " Moscow Grand Prix - ALROSA Cup", that is held by the Department of Sports of the city of Moscow, took place.
The press conference consisted of 3 parts: the official part, the weigh-in and the face to face. Speakers at the event were: President of the Russian Wrestling Federation, Vice-President of UWW (United World Wrestling), Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling Mikhail Gerazievich Mamiashvili; Omar Magomedovich Murtuzaliev - First Vice-President of the Russian Wrestling Federation; First Vice-President of the Russian Wrestling Federation, Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling - Varteres Varteresovich Samurgashev; Khadzhimurat Soltanovich Gatsalov - Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling; Advisor to the President of the Russian Wrestling Federation - Yuri Vadimovich Fedorov; Gusev Konstantin Igorevich - Development Director at Olimpbet.
“Holding a tournament in Moscow at the end of the season has become a good tradition for the world of wrestling. This year we are introducing a new format: the leaders of the Russian national team will fight with the best wrestlers - with our friends and foreign colleagues”, – said President of the Federation Mikhail Mamiashvili. All the wrestlers taking part in the Moscow Grand Prix - ALROSA Cup are multiple Olympic champions and prize-winners, world and European champions and prize-winners - and they will all meet on the mat in Moscow!
The tournament will again be visited by the President of the United World Wrestling, Nenad Lalovic, recently re-elected to a new term. In this regard, Mikhail Gerazievich recalled that historically the Moscow tournament was a platform for discussing the reforms of the international wrestling, many of which were included in the modernization program, and Russia was the driving force behind these reforms. Then, in 2013, it convinced the IOC to keep the wrestling in the Olympic Games program.
Mikhail Gerazievich expressed special gratitude to the organizer and partners: the Moscow Sports Department, the general partner of the Russian Wrestling Federation - ALROSA, the official partner - the Olimpbet betting company and the Stoloto state lottery.
Omar Murtazaliev noted that the tournament has its own long history, which began in 1997, when the tournament was held in memory of the untimely deceased wrestler, two-time Olympic champion, former President of the Federation - Ivan Sergeevich Yarygin. Omar Magomedovich said: “The tournament has always been marked by the fact that it was looking for new formats for holding competitions. And in the format in which it exists today, it responds to the request of young people and wrestling fans, and we hope that everyone will like it very much".
“I would like to wish the participants of the tournament a beautiful and vivid fight, and the spectators – a show,” said Varteres Samurgashev.
Khadzhimurat Gatsalov said that the goal of this tournament is to popularize the sport. For the younger generation to follow the example of champions and go in for sports, and become champions themselves.
Also, at the press conference, Yuri Fedorov presented the Wrestling.tv channel, which will broadcast both Russian and international wrestling 24/7, as well as news, press conferences, videos about athletes around the world.
Konstantin Gusev thanked the organizers of the tournament for the opportunity of Olimpbet to become partners, and also wished all the wrestlers good luck.
All wrestlers passed the weigh-in and will take part in the Moscow Grand Prix - ALROSA Cup tournament, which will take place on December 3.
Tomorrow we will see the fight between the World Championship medalist - Magomedgadzhi Nurov (North Macedonia) and two-time Olympic champion, five-time world champion - Abdulrashid Sadulaev (Russia). The silver medalist of the Tokyo Games, European Champion Magomedhabib Kadimagomedov (Belarus) and Olympic Champion Tokyo, two-time world champion Zaurbek Sidakov (Russia) will meet in Moscow. Bronze medalist of the Tokyo Games, World Champion 2021, Merim Zhumanazarova (Kyrgyzstan) will meet with the Bronze medalist of the 2021 World Championship, European Champion 2020 - Khanum Veliyeva (Russia).
We will see incredible battles between the best wrestlers in the world. The official broadcast will be available on the Match-TV channel (beginning at 9:30 pm) and on Wrestlingtv.ru (beginning at 9:00 pm).
Press service