Thanks to these competitions which till this year were held in small, but a cozy hall of sport center of "Proletark", and many other Tver athletes have an opportunity in native walls to increase the skill in rivalry with the best representatives of different regions of the country and the neighboring countries.

Anniversary tournament moved to more spacious hall of sport center in the residential district "Youzhny" and got the new status. In a framework "Tver autumn-2013" sets of awards of Central office of sports and sports society of labor unions "Russia" among young men till 16 years were played. Thus winners together with gold medals received permits on superiority of the country. Together with the importance of competitions the number of participants considerably grew and the geography extended. On a carpet there were 140 wrestlers 24 regions. To Tver there arrived even team from Magadan located in the permafrost region.

Well, on the Tver carpet was hot. In each weight category in literal sense hard-fought competitive battle for superiority inflamed. Among applicants for medals there were prize-winners and winners of superiority of the country and the international tournaments. Rivals showed great technical and tactical skills in duels.

As owners of competitions the federation of Greco-Roman wrestling of the Tver region exposed one of the most numerous teams. The structure of the national team of the Upper Volga included 30 wrestlers from Tver, Ostashkov, Kimr, Selizharov, Vyshny Volochyok and Vyshknevolotsky area. The most whole-hearted support of tribunes was provided to all of them.

The highest step of a podium "The Tver autumn - 2013" and TsS FSOP "Russia" was subdued by the pupil of section of wrestling in the settlement Borisovsky the Vyshnevolotsky area Nikolay Syrov.  Last year the young perspective athlete was a part of combined area and moved for continuation of study and skill increase to Tver.  During this time under the leadership of the senior trainer of national teams of area Ruslan Yusufov he considerably added in physical and technical and tactical preparation, as showed on the All-Russian carpet.  It didn't appear to Nikolay Nasyrov equal in category to 58 kg.  He in brilliant style won four duels, including in the ending against one of the main favourites of the wrestler of St. Petersburg, and won a gold medal and the permit on superiority of the country.

The “Tver autumn” tournament continues to develop and gain popularity.  Next year the regional federation plans to hold the international competitions to the invitation of national teams from five –six neighboring countries.

– Our immediate task to make this youthful tournament by the best in the country, – the president of federation of Greco-Roman wrestling of the Tver region Andrey Suyazov notes.

Andrey BORISOV