2025 Open European Mas-wrestling Championship among men and women

Regulation

on holding 2025 Open European Mas-wrestling Championship

among men and women

Aims and objectives

The 2025 Open European Mas-wrestling Championship among men and women is the official competition 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 mas-wrestling athletes;

- improvement of sportsmanship of athletes;

- strengthening friendly sporting relationship among countries. 

Date and venue

The Open European Mas-wrestling Championship among men and women is held on April 25-28 of 2025 in Tskaltubo, Georgia on address: Sh. Rustaveli Street, building 3, Sport complex.

Arrival days – April 24-25, departure day – April 28. 

Competition Program: *

April 24 (Thursday) – arrival day;

April 25 (Friday) – arrival day, work of Commission on registration and admission of participants;

April 28 (Monday) – 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, National Mas-wrestling Federation of Georgia, ANO «World Mas-wrestling Center», State Budgetary Institution of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) «Republican Center of National Sports named after Vasiliy Manchaary».

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

Participation terms

Allowed to participate athletes aged of 18 (at least before the day of competitions) and over, passed medical examination and permitted to engage in power sports by the application of the National Mas-wrestling Federations or authorized bodies. An athlete must have a passport or other document certifying citizenship of the country he/she represents at the competitions.

The National Mas-wrestlingFederations are entitled to be represented up to 34 (thirty-four) athletes, but no more than 2 (two) athletes in a weight category, All-Russian Mas-wrestling Federation is entitled to be represented up to 17 (seventeen) athletes, but no more than 1 (one) athlete in a weight category.

Mas-wrestling Federation of Georgia as the host country is given the right to nominate up to 51 (fifty-one) athletes, but no more than 3 (three) athletes in a weight category.

National federations are recommended to include in their delegation 1 (one) referee of the corresponding referee’s category to work as part of the judging panel of the competition by agreement of the International Mas-wrestling Federation.

Participants are required to perform in sportswear No.1 or No.3 in accordance with the International Rules of Mas-wrestling.

Weighing takes place the day before the start of the competition. 

Conditions for holding competition and determination of winners

Competitions are of individual-team nature and are held according to the current 2025 International Mas-wrestling Rules.

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

− for 7 or more athletes in the weight category according to the system with elimination after two defeats, divided into groups "A" and "B";

− for 6, 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. According to paragraph 3, article 5 of the International Mas-wrestling Rules:

- men: 60 kg, 65 kg, 70 kg, 75 kg, 80 kg, 85 kg, 90 kg, 105 kg, 125 kg and 125+ kg;

- women: 55 kg, 60 kg, 65 kg, 70 kg, 75 kg, 85 kg, and 85+ kg.

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

1^st place – 12 points, 2^nd place – 8 points, 3^rd 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 organizers a right to take a photo, to film or otherwise use their
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 to be granted indefinitely and without additional
compensation.

The final results (protocols) on paper and electronic form should be given in 2 (two) weeks after the sports event is over. 

Insurance

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

Insurance fees of 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 Georgia and directed to provide public order and safety of participants and spectators.

Qualified medical personnel should present in the competition venue. 

Financing

All costs connected with preparation and holding of competition, under the terms of equity, carry the International Mas-wrestling Federation, National Mas-wrestling Federation of Georgia, 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 of the 2025 Open European Mas-wrestling Championship among men and women (travel, accommodation, meals, insurance, visa costs) are carry by sending organizations.

National Mas-wrestling Federation of Georgia covers:

1. Free transfer from the International airport of Tbilisi and Kutaisi to Tskaltubo and back of members of the national teams of the European Championship.

2. Payment of expenses for accommodation and meals for 5 (five) members of the national team of the European Championship. 

Awarding

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

Top three team to be awarded with diplomas and cups. 

Applications

Preliminary applications are submitted until March 17, 2025 on address:

- International Mas-wrestling Federation: imwf@mail.ru;

- National Mas-wrestling Federation of Georgia: mtuskadze@gmail.com.

To the Commission for admission of participants should be provided the national flag of the country (100x150 cm in a vertical position), the short variation of national anthem (1 verse and refrain) on electronic media, nominal and technical applications signed by the head of the national mas-wrestling federation and a doctor, as well as originals of the following documents for each athlete:

- passport, or other document certifying the citizenship of the participant;

- life and health insurance against accidents (original). 

Visa

Delegations of countries that require a VISA to stay in Georgia must send a list of participants with comprehensive information to the organizers in advance until March 03. 

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. 

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.

2025 Open European Mas-Wrestling Championship 

III World Mas-Wrestling Championship among veterans in the category Master- I

3 Shota Rustaveli Street Sport complex Tskaltubo, Georgia
April 24 – 28, 2025

COMPETITION SCHEDULE