Hero of Russia, the three-time Olympic winner Karelin, has been named as the co-chair of the organizing committee for the tournamentThe competition will bring together athletes from 29 countries and representatives of Russia from 14 regions of the country. The organizers have released the initial participant list in the which the names of world-famous freestyle wrestling stars Ivan Yankovsky (Belarus) – world and European championships prize winner, Istvan Vereb (Hungary), world championship medallist , Robert Baran (Poland), winner of many international tournaments, Genghis Khan Erdogan (Turkey) – three-time European champion. The most famous Russian on the carpets of Kuzbass will be the winner of the European Games Alexander Bogomoev.
The best Kuzbass wrestler will receive a prize from the governor – a Toyota car, and the best foreign athlete will receive a commemorative medal of pure gold.
