Vasiliev: European Free Style Wrestling Championship to become national holiday in Dagestan

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Makhachkala, March 3, 2018. The interim Head of Dagestan Vladimir Vasiliev believes that the 2018 European Free Style Wrestling Championship ысрувгдув to be held in Dagestan Kaspiysk, will become a national holiday for the republic. Vasiliev stated this at the recent meeting in Makhachkala with the delegation of the United World of Wrestling (UWW), headed by its president, the member of the Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Nenad Lalovich.
"It is very important for us that we meet your expectations and justify huge trust. This is a great responsibility, especially for me and we will do our best to make this sport festival happen. It's not a secret that the free style wrestling in Dagestan is the favorite kind of sport. The 2018 European Championships in Dagestan will surely become a national holiday" - the press service of Dagestani Head quotes Vasiliev as saying.

According to Vasiliev, Dagestan "…has something to show the guests of the republic”. “We will be as hospitable and caring as possible" - Vasilyev noted.

Nenad Lalovich thanked the leadership of the republic for the hearty welcome and noted that Russia is doing everything possible to organize the championship."

At the end of August 2017, UWW approved holding the European Championship in sports wrestling in 2018 in Kaspiysk. Vladimir Vasiliev, the interim Head of Dagestan, chaired the organizing committee for the preparation of the championship. In early December 2017 the official site of the championship started operating in the Internet in Russian, English and French.

The tournament will be held from April 30 to May 6. The competitions will be held in freestyle, women's and Greco-Roman wrestling. The championship will be held in Ali Aliyev Sports Palace in Kaspiysk, which is being reconstructed to match the UWW standards.

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