Bashkortostan became pilot region in “Wrestling - to Schools” project implementation

UFA, 7 February 2019. /Bashinform News Agency, Natalia Ovcharuk/ translated by Tatiana Aksyutina/.

For the first time, Ufa hosts a scientific and practical conference “Wrestling in schools in the Republic of Bashkortostan”. The official opening was attended by the Acting Head of the region, Radiy Khabirov, the president of the Russian Wrestling Federation, Mikhail Mamiashvili, development specialists for this sport, coaches, and teachers.

“Our region has always been famous for its fighters, centuries-old traditions of the national wrestling kuresh. Therefore, it is logical that Bashkortostan became one of the pilot subjects of Russia in the implementation of the “Wrestling for Schools” federal project”, said Radiy Khabirov in his welcoming speech.

The Acting Head of Bashkortostan noted that at the moment, there were more than 4.5 thousand athletes in the republic professionally engaged in wrestling, of which about three thousand in youth sports schools.

A historic event took place at the conference in Ufa: an agreement was signed between the government of Bashkiria and the Wrestling Federation on cooperation.

“We have two thousand schools in the republic. We do not set any planned indicators, because parents, teaching staff and children themselves should be interested in it. However, I already have a similar experience in the implementation of this federal project in another region. The analysis makes it clear that there is a big interest in it at schools”, said Radiy Khabirov.