The opening ceremony of the Ivan Yarygin 2022 Grand Prix tournament was held

Krasnoyarsk hosted the opening ceremony of the XXXIII International Freestyle Wrestling Tournament among men and women of the Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix series. The motto of this year's opening ceremony is: "Dynasty. You are not alone". This applies both to the history of wrestling and to every athlete who will step up ton the carpet of the Krasnoyarsk Sports Palace.

  For the first time at the ceremony, the audience heard the thoughts of Ivan Yarygin himself about wrestling, about gratitude, about his head coach Dmitry Mindiashvili, about winning, perhaps, his main fight in USSR Championship in 1970. Back then the young wrestler won over the experienced one, became the champion of the country for the first time, gained confidence in his abilities and a ticket to international competitions.

  “This is not just a tournament, it is a tribute to a great man and our compatriot. The tournament has the status of one of the most prestigious freestyle wrestling competitions in the world, and we boldly declare that the heritage of Ivan Yarygin continues, and the dynasty of an outstanding wrestler is gaining new supporters. I am sure that each of the participants of the competition sets a goal to improve their mastership and, of course, to achieve victory!” - said Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Krasnoyarsk Territory Alexei Podkorytov.

  For the first time, a large-scale 360-degree circular LED screen was used at the ceremony. Spectators could watch the author's video installation being at any part of the arena and the best artists of the region contributed to the creative part of the ceremony with their performances.

  Also on this day, a traditional flower-laying ceremony was held at the Ivan Yarygin’s monument. The ceremony was attended by the first vice-president of the Russian Wrestling Federation, vice-president of the international wrestling organization "United World of Wrestling" Natalya Yarygina.

  “I would like to thank you all for your hospitality, for organizing the tournament, well done Krasnoyarsk citizens! Despite everything, we are focused on the future. We want guests to come to our great country, to see our efforts and desire to be together with everyone. It is sport that is the ambassador of peace, it has always been, is and will be. I am sure that the athletes who come to us will show their skills and we will all enjoy the holiday of sports,” Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Sholbaan Valeryevich Kara-ool said.

  Honored Master of Sports of the USSR, Hero of the Russian Federation, three-time Olympic champion and nine-time world wrestling champion Alexander Karelin shared his impressions of the Ivan Yarygin tournament-2022.

  “For all wrestlers, this tournament has always been an important test. After the Yarygin’s tournament, the winners and prize-winners get a special ‘mark’ meaning that they have a high chance of winning further - at the European, World, Asian Championships, and the Olympic Games. And as for the city where we have very clear associations with wrestling, for a city where there is an embankment named after Yarygin, where there is a palace also named after Ivan Sergeevich, this is very important. And for the development of breeding tasks, and in order to show foreigners what Siberia is like, what the Krasnoyarsk Territory is like, what its regional center is, which showed the world a genius - Ivan Sergeevich Yarygin. A very good line-up of participants,” said Alexander Karelin.

  This year, more than 300 people from 11 countries of the world take part in the tournament, including the USA, Albania, Mongolia, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, Russia. At the tournament the medals in 10 weight categories for women and men will be contested. Following the results of the Ivan Yarygin tournament, the main squad of the national team for the European Championship 2022 will be formed.

  The ticket program of the tournament started on January 26, tickets for each day of the tournament (morning + evening programs) and season tickets went on sale. Ticket price: for the day program - 300 rubles; evening program - 400 rubles; subscription - for all days of the tournament - 2000 rubles. You can buy tickets at the box office of the Ivan Yarygin Sports Palace (Ostrov Otdyha, 12). Cash desks will work all the days of the tournament from 08.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. ATTENTION! When visiting the tournament, in accordance with the decree of the governor, in order to counteract the spread of coronavirus infection, it is necessary to appear at the entrance with a valid QR code. Children under the age of 18 can enter the competition only if accompanied by an adult.

  For those who won’t be able to get to the competition and watch it “live”, there will be an opportunity to watch it on TV and on the Internet. The broadcast of the tournament is organized by:

- the website of the federation of sports competitions of Russia www.wrestrus.ru, links to the tournament can be found at the portal www.kraysport.ru and in the Kraysport groups in social networks.

- also everyone will be able to see the ceremony and all the fights at the regional TV channel "Yenisei":

January 28 at 12:05 a.m.- delayed broadcast of the tournament opening ceremony and final fights;

January 29 at 12:05 a.m. - delayed broadcast of the final fights;

January 30 - at 9 p.m. - delayed broadcast of the final fights.

    You may follow all the tournament events at the website www.kraysport.ru or in the Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix telegram channel: https://t.me/grand_prix_yarygin

January, 28 (Friday)

08:15 a.m. -08:30 a.m. - weigh-in: women - 50.55.59.65 kg, men - 57.61.70 kg

08:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. - medical examination and weighing:

women - 53.57.62 kg, men - 65.79.125 kg

11 a.m. – 5 p.m. - consolation fights:

women - 50.55.59.65 kg, men - 57.61.70 kg

11 a.m. – 5 p.m. - preliminary fights and ½ finals in weight categories

women - 53.57.62 kg, men - 65.79.125 kg

5.30 p.m. - 6.15 p.m. - Opening ceremony

6.15 p.m. - 8.15 p.m. - finals: women - 50.55.59.65 kg, men - 57.61.70 kg

8.15 p.m. -8.45 p.m. - awards ceremony

January, 29 (Saturday)

08:15 a.m. - 08:30 a.m. - weigh-in: women - 53.57.62 kg, men - 65.79.125 kg

08:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. - medical examination and weighing: women - 68.72.76 kg, men - 74.86.92.97 kg

11 a.m. – 6 p.m. - consolation fights: women - 53.57.62 kg, men - 65.79.125 kg

11 a.m. -6 p.m. - preliminary fights and ½ finals in weight categories: women - 68.72.76 kg, men - 74.86.92.97 kg

6 p.m. – 8 p.m. - finals: women - 53.57.62 kg, men - 65.79.125 kg

8 p.m. -8.30 p.m. - Award ceremony

January, 30 (Sunday)

08:45 a.m. – 9 a.m. - weigh-in: women - 68.72.76 kg, men - 74.86.92.97 kg

11 a.m. -1 p.m. - consolation fights women - 68.72.76 kg, men - 74.86.92.97 kg

1 p.m. – 4 p.m. - finals: women - 68.72.76 kg, men - 74.86.92.97 kg

4 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. - Award ceremony

4.30 p.m. – 5 p.m. - Closing ceremony of the tournament

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