B&R Chinese wrestling tournament to come to the stage

来源:sdchina.com 时间:2018-12-10 15:33:23

The 2018 “B&R” Chinese Wrestling International Invitational Tournament will kick off in Heze, Shandong Province from December 14 to 17, 2018.

This is another new competition launched by the National Wrestling Committee of China Ethnic Sports Association in order to further promote traditional sports culture and boost the exchange of national and folk sports culture in countries and regions along the Belt and Road, following the exchange competition and professional competition of the national and folk wrestling league.

According to Ling Jigong, director of National Wrestling Committee, the competition event of the tournament is Chinese wrestling, which involves teams from France, Italy, Poland, Mali, Belgium and Ukraine as well as athletes from domestic sports organizations and folk wrestling groups. The preparatory work is now nearing completion.

The men’s competition will be played at such six kilogram levels as 60kg, 66kg, 73kg, 80kg, 90kg and above 90kg while the women’s competition levels consist of 60kg, 65kg, 70kg and 75kg. The competition will be based on the rule of the Chinese wrestling league, and adpot the new competition terrain and suits launched by the National Wrestling Committee.

Heze, the host of the wrestling competition, is dubbed “the capital of peony” and “the hometown of martial arts”. Attaching great importance to carrying forward excellent traditional Chinese sports culture, Heze has more than 1,800 halls and schools of martial arts.

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