First time Dagestan hosts prestigious sports event - European Championship in wrestling

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Makhachkala, April 2, 2018. On May 1, the Ali Aliyev Sports Palace in Kaspiysk hosted the colorful opening ceremony of the European Championship in wrestling.

The interim Head of the Republic of Dagestan Vladimir Vasiliev, the Russia’s Minister of Sports Pavel Kolobkov and the president of the United World Wrestling Nenad Lalovic acted with solemn speeches at the opening ceremony.

In his remote greeting, the Russian President Vladimir Putin’s expressed satisfaction with the dynamic development of wrestling in the country. Putin thanked the international United World Wrestling federation in the person of Nenad Lalovic for his loyalty to the “sport above politics” principle. The President noted that such a prestigious international tournament is held in Dagestan, famous for its rich history and culture, cordiality and hospitality as well as for the unique martial arts school.
Despite the fact that the athletes from 35 countries compete at the tournament, the Russian combined team remain the favorite to win. At the 2018 European Cup in Kaspiysk, many sportsmen intend to rehabilitate for failures at the World Championship last year. In total, 30 sets of awards will be played - ten in men’s Greco-Roman, ten in men’s freestyle wrestling and ten in women's freestyle wrestling.

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