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They will prepare for the World Mas-wrestling Championship.

More than 300 delegates took part in the event.

President of the International Committee “Children of Asia” Vladimir Maksimov and President of the Mas-Wrestling Federation and the Association of Traditional Sports and Games of Pakistan Furqan Ahmad Khan held a working meeting within the framework of the VIII “Children of Asia” Games.

The country is also planning to hold the Asian Mas-Wrestling Championship.

Mas wrestling is derived from a traditional stick pulling game in Sakha, a republic in Russia.

The competition will be a qualifying round for the World Championship, which will be hosted by Yakutsk in the summer.

Hungarian athlete Deli Tamas is a prominent participant in the upcoming Mas-Wrestling World Cup.  He will become one of the main rivals of the Yakut world champion Dmitry Popov in the category up to 105 kg. The Hungarian representative is developing his strategy by studying the videos of his opponents, and it is quite possible that he will bring surprises.  In a comment to YASIA, he spoke about the preparations for the final international start of this year.

At the previous two stages of the Mas-Wrestling World Cup, an athlete from Kyrgyzstan Eldos Aitbaev in the weight up to 70 kg won the title of the winner. The decisive stage remains - the final one to win the title of the world cup holder. But the national team of Kyrgyzstan is counting not only on him - seventeen athletes have been announced from this country for the international start in Finland, reports YASIA.

The duel of two mas-wrestling giants Viktor Kolibabchuk from the Smolensk region and Sergei Frolkin from Yakutia may be repeated in the fight for the title of absolute world champion in Finland, which is scheduled for December 18-20, reports YASIA.

The final stage of the Mas-Wrestling World Cup will start in a month - Finland will host it on December 16-20.  The composition of the national team was determined by the coaching staff, and these days the Russian national team is going through the final stage of preparation for a responsible start at the Republican Center of National Sports named after  V. Manchaary.  The head coach of the Russian national team Nikolai Konstantinov told about how the preparations are going.

The final stage of the Mas-Wrestling World Cup will be hosted by Finland on December 16-20. The head of the local Mas-Wrestling Federation Juha-Vesa Jantti, also known to the public for a tattoo on his back with the inscription "Хаһан да бэринимэ" (Never give up), told YASIA that the country's leadership supports the holding of an international competition in the yakut martial arts, clear requirements have been formed for their organization against the backdrop of a pandemic. The organizers plan to surprise with the high-level World Cup in snowy Finland.

Executive Director of the Olympic Council of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Albert Pestryakov took part in the All-Russian Forum of Olympic Councils in Sochi from October 18-21.

Kapulan hallinnasta otellaan maailmancup-osakilpailussa ensi kesänä Pyroll-areenalla. Suomessa laji on marginaalinen, mutta Jäntin mukaan se on Jakutiassa enemmän kuin urheilua.

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