In FOKE ULGU took place one of the wrestling forums oldest in the history of Russia - the 41st youthful tournament of memory twice Hero of the Soviet Union Ivan Polbin .

The competitions bearing a name of the legendary pilot of the Great Patriotic War, by right are considered as the card of sports Ulyanovsk and enter into number of three most "respectable" tournaments on Greco-Roman wrestling in the country. For the first time having taken place in far the 1972nd, tournament took place a long way that since 2011 to get the status of the international competitions. This time to our city besides 11 teams of Volga federal district guests from Ukraine, Latvia and Kazakhstan welcomed.

It is now important to give to them the correct example. Ivan Semenovich Polbin's identity perfectly for this purpose approaches.

For four tens years through hearths of polbinsky competitions there passed a group of outstanding masters of Greco-Roman wrestling, our fellow countrymen: world champion and Europe Alexander Bezruchkin, owners of the World Cup Mikhail Elizaryev, Zefer Yakushev, winner of superiority of the world Alexander Ivashkin. And also Olympic champions Murat Cardano (Krasnodar) and Alexey Mishin (Saransk).

- Practically at all Ulyanovsk wrestlers of a pit began through this tournament — our glorified heavyweight Alexander BEZRUChKIN told to "CHAMPION". — After all it also was created specially for young men that they could be rolled, acquire competitive "baggage" and struggle with the best representatives of the neighboring regions, and for quite some time now — and rivals from other countries. I didn't win these competitions. Once became the second. In 1984 in the ending struggled with Alexander Kudryashov from Saransk and I lost that is called "in one gate". It was much stronger than me at that time and further well acted at the international level.

Recent changes in the rules developed by the international federation (FILA), competitors of awards of the Ulyanovsk tournament estimated also. Those who posnorovisty, tried to execute "suplex" (a throw with a deflection) — not without success. Among residents of Ulyanovsk of the greatest successes representatives of easy and average scales achieved. Timuyraz Tipomes (35 kg), Ilyas Gimatdinov (46 kg) and Maxim Fadeychev (63 kg) became champions. Vladimir Polushkin (32 kg), Rinat Sagitov (50 kg), Vasily Yakushov (54 kg), Elmir Tanryverdiyev (58 kg), Nikita Melekhin (76 kg), Maxim Aladin (100 kg) conceded to the rivals in the ending, having become silver prize-winners. Got bronze medals Alexey Kurylev, Kirill Grushenkov (they are 32 kg), to Artem Sokolov, Maxim Abrosimov (they are 38 kg), to Alexander Fokeev (46 kg), Alexander Prokudin (50 kg), Albert Minibayev (54 kg), Amir Akhmedov (58 kg), Vyusal Abbasova, (76 kg), Timur Trey (85 kg), Timur Voyevodinu (100 kg) and Alexey Kudashev (120 kg). Thus, our wrestlers took awards in 12 weight categories from 14.

Alexander AGAPOV

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