The Moldavian wrestlerswill take part in the international 43rd tournament of category of the Grand Prix on free-style wrestling on prizes of triple Olympic champion Alexander Medvedya who is planned for March 1-2 in the capital of Belarus Minsk.

It is planned that more than 200 athletes will take part in competitions. Besides teams of owners of tournament and Moldova, fans of wrestlingwill see on the Minsk carpet of athletes from Azerbaijan, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, the USA, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine and France.

Winners of tournament will be defined in seven weight categories (to 55, 60, 66, 74, 84, 96, 120 kg) at men and (to 48, 51, 55, 59, 63, 67, 72 kg) at women.

Beginning of competitions on March 1. Ceremony of solemn opening will take place in the same day then will pass final duels at men in weight categories to 55, 60, 66, 74 kg, and also at women to 48, 51, 55 kg.

In the second day of tournament at men fight for awards athletes in weight categories to 84, 96 and 120 kg will move. In female part the strongest sportswomen in categories to 59, 63, 67 and 72 kg will be defined.

Nominal tournaments on Alexander Medvedya's prizes began to be held in Minsk since 1970. Since 1994 according to the decision of the International federation of the integrated styles of fight (FILA) the category of the Grand Prix was appropriated to tournament.

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