2024 Asian Mas-wrestling Championship among men and women

REGULATION

on holding Asian Mas-wrestling Championship

among men and women

Aims and objectives

2024 Asian Mas-wrestling Championship among men and women is the official sport event of the International Mas-wrestling Federation and is held to promote and develop mas-wrestling in the world and solves the following tasks:

- determination the strongest Asian mas-wrestling athletes;

- improvement of athlete’s sportsmanship;

- strengthening friendly sporting relationship among countries; 

Date and venue

2024 Asian Mas-wrestling Championship among men and women is held on May 15-19, 2024 in Nukus, Republic of Uzbekistan, on address: I. Karimov’s Alley Str. NO.116, Sport School №1.

Arrival day – May 15, departure day – May 19, 2024. 

Competition Program: *

May 15 (Wednesday) – arrival day

May 16 (Thursday):

10.00 – 12.00 – work of Commission on registration and admission of participants;

14.00 – 16.00 – weigh-in and drawing of participants:

- men 60 kg, 80 kg, 105 kg, 125 kg, 125+ kg;

- women 75 kg, 85 kg, 85+ kg;

16.30 – 17.30 – meeting of the Ground Jury with team representatives.

May 17 (Friday) – first competition day

10.00 – 13.00 – preliminary bouts:

- men 60 kg, 80 kg, 105 kg, 125 kg, 125+ kg;

- women 75 kg, 85 kg, 85+ kg;

14.00 – 15.00 – opening ceremony of Championship

15.00 – 17.00 – semi-final and final bouts

15.00 – 17.00 – weigh-in and drawing of participants:

- men 65 kg, 70 kg, 75 kg и 90 kg;

- women 55 kg and 65 kg.

17.00 – 18.30 – awarding ceremony

May 18 (Saturday) – second competition day

10.00 – 12.00 – preliminary bouts:

- men 65 kg, 70 kg, 75 kg and 90 kg;

- women 55 kg and 65 kg.

13.00 – 14.00 – semi-final and final bouts

14.30 – 15.00 – awarding ceremony

May 19 (Sunday) – departure day

*Changes are possible in the Program. 

Management

General management of preparation and holding of Championship is carried out by the International Mas-wrestling Federation, Asian Mas-wrestling Federation, Mas-wrestling Federation of Uzbekistan.

Direct responsibility of holding the event carried on the Ground Jury, approved by the International Mas-wrestling Federation. 

Participation terms

Allowed to participate athletes aged of 18 and over (age determines by date of birth), passed medical examination and permitted to engage in power sports by the application of the National Mas-Wrestling Federations or authorized bodies.

The National Federations are entitled to be represented up to 28 (twenty-eight) athletes, but no more than 3 (three) athletes in a weight category, Mas-wrestling Federation of Uzbekistan, as the host country - up to 42 (forty-two) athletes, but no more than 4 (four) athletes in a weight category.

National Federations are recommended to include in their delegation a referee of the corresponding referee’s category to work as part of the judging panel of the competition.

Participants are required to perform in sportswear in accordance with the rules of the International Mas-Wrestling Federation. 

Conditions for holding a personal-team competition

Competitions are of a personal-team nature and are held according to the current rules of the International Mas-Wrestling Federation.

Depending on the number of participants in the weight categories in the competition system, changes are possible according to the competition rules:

− for 6 or more athletes in the weight category according to the system with elimination after two defeats, divided into groups "A" and "B";

− for 5, 4 or 3 athletes in a weight category, a round robin system is used;

− for 2 and 1 athlete in a weight category, the weight category is added to the next weight category.

Weight categories:

- men: 60 kg, 65 kg, 70 kg, 75 kg, 80 kg, 90 kg, 105 kg, 125 kg and 125+ kg;

- women: 55 kg, 65 kg, 75 kg, 85 kg and 85+ kg.

The team total is displayed by points for the total number of medals:

1st place – 12 points, 2nd place – 8 points, 3rd place – 5 points.

In case of equal points among two or more team, priority is determined by most number of 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd etc. places.

Participants grant the organizers the right to photograph, film or otherwise use the voice, appearance and name. Further, the content can be displayed, distributed or otherwise used in merchandising and advertising to promote the sport in any media now known and possible in the future. The rights are granted indefinitely and without additional compensation.

The final results (protocols) on paper and electronic form should be given to the International Mas-Wrestling Federation in 2 (two) weeks after the event is over. 

Insurance

Participation in the competitions is allowed only in case of presence of the insurance of life and health from accidents (original), which is submitted to the commission for registration and admission of participants.

Insurance fees of the athletes carry the sending organizations. 

Safety

Competitions to be held in sport buildings, agreeable to the standards of corresponding standard rules of law, functioning in the territory of Uzbekistan and directed to provide public order and safety of participants and spectators, in the presence of acts of operational readiness of sports buildings for the activities, approved in the prescribed order.

Qualified medical personnel should present in the competition venue.

Competitors are required to adhere to the generally accepted norms of social
distancing in crowded places and comply with the requirements for organizing and holding
official physical culture and sports events on the territory of Uzbekistan while maintaining
the risks of the spread of COVID-19. Representatives of national teams must provide their
athletes with personal protective equipment and disinfectants. 

Financing

All costs connected with the preparation and holding of competition, under the terms of the equity, carry the International Mas-wrestling Federation, Asian Mas-wrestling Federation, Mas-wrestling Federation of Uzbekistan, State Budgetary Institution of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) «Republican Center of National Sports named after Vasiliy Manchaary», ANO «World Mas-wrestling Center» and Mas-Wrestling Development Fund «Planet Mas-Wrestling».

The costs of sending participants (athletes, representatives, coaches, referees) of the 2024 Asian Mas-Wrestling Championship among men and women (travel, insurance, visa costs) are carry by the sending organizations.

The costs of meals and accommodation from May 16 to 19 for 4 (four) athletes, 1 (one) coach, 1 (one) representative and 1 (one) referee of the country’s sports delegation are paid by the host party. 

Awarding

Top three athletes in each weight category to be awarded with medals, diplomas, and valuable prize.

Top three team to be awarded with diplomas and cups. 

Applications

Preliminary applications with the obligatory indication of the number of athletes, coaches, and representatives are submitted until May 1, 2024 on address:

- Russia, Yakutsk, Kirov Street 20/1, International Mas-Wrestling Federation, email: imwf@mail.ru, tel.: +7 4112 508-572;

- Russia, Moscow, Myasnitskiy proezd, building 3, off. 611, International Mas-wrestling Federation, e-mail: len-atom@mail.ru, WhatsApp +79263192088;

- Uzbekistan, Mas-wrestling Federation of Uzbekistan, e-mail: mas-wrestling.uz@mail.ru, WhatsApp/Viber +998931827111- +998909195481.

Applications are submitted to the Commission for registration and admission of participants to competition, signed by the head of the national federation and the doctor, as well as the following documents for each athlete:

- passport, certifying the nationality of the participant or a representing country’s residence permit;

- life and health insurance policy against accidents (original);

- document on vaccination against the new coronavirus infection COVID-19, as required for the organization and conduct of sporting events in Uzbekistan in the face of continuing risks of COVID-19. 

Visa

Delegations of countries that require a VISA to stay in Uzbekistan must send to the organizers in advance a list of participants for visa processing, indicating full names, gender, passport numbers (indicating the date of issue and expiration date), dates of birth, a scanned copy of the first informative passport pages. 

Marketing and advertising

The Organizing Committee guarantees maintenance of Sponsor rights by the
partners and sponsors of the International Mas-Wrestling Federation, appointed in the
appropriate Agreements as well as basic principles of marketing of the International Mas-Wrestling Federation. 

Media
The Organizing Committee guarantees accordance of the appropriate conditions of
work on the event for accredited media representatives in accordance with the Statement
of the International Mas-Wrestling Federation on Mass-Media. 

This Regulation is the official challenge to the competition.