Participants IX traditional regional tournament on freestyle wrestling in memory of coach-teacher of M. V. Kucherova in settlement Nogliki 120 athletes from Aniva, Okhi, Tymovsk, Shakhtersk and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
As the best fighter of competitions Stanislav Sadkov from Aniva was recognized. The prize "For the Best Equipment" marked out Vitaly Ryabushenko from Okha, and Oleg Voronin became the winner of the prize "For the Will to Win".
Winners were defined in four age groups. Among young men 2002 also is younger caused a stir Timofey Martsinkevich (Nogliki, 24 kg), Vyacheslav Alekseenko (Aniva, 27 kg), Alexander Smirnov (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, 30 kg), Oleg Voronin (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, 32 kg), Nikita Danilov (Tymovskoye, 35 kg), Alexander Trifanov (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, 38 kg), Kirill Sergeyev (Tymovskoye, 42 kg), Sergey Muromtsev (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, 45 kg), Eric Kim (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, + 45 kg).
Among young men 2000 – 2001 the first places took Vladimir Baranov (Nogliki, 35 kg), Daniil Maleev (Nogliki, 42 kg), Maxim Sitnikov (Nogliki, 46 kg), Egor Kiselyov (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, + 50 kg).
At young men 1998 – 1999 by the top step of a podium rose Alexander Steblyov (Shakhtyorsk, 46 kg), Sanzhar Salimov (Okha, 50 kg), Vitaly Ryabushenko (Okha, 63 kg), Stanislav Sadkov (Aniva, + 65 kg).
The senior age group (1996 – 1997) won Vladimir Buyantuyev (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, 52 kg), Andrey Kornilenko (Okha, 60 kg), Sergey Kornilenko (Okha, 65 kg), Evgeny Shikalov (Nogliki, 75 kg), Dmitry Lukanin (Nogliki, 100 kg).