Today, on November 22 in Novocheboksarsk in the first day of the Cup of Russia on female wrestling will pass competitions in categories to 48, 55, 63 and 72 kg.  Lot of the tournament which has taken place the day before, presented some surprises.  WRESTRUS.RU represents a short preview of day. 

Weight category to 48 kg on this Cup of Russia it will be similar the most representative. To a carpet there are 25 sportswomen. In the top party of a tournament grid the most basic competitors are the repeated prize-winner of the championships of Russia Lyubov Kuzmina, the champion of Russia-2012 double winner Cups of Russia Nadezhda Fedorova and the champion of Russia-2013 Elena Vostrikova. In other party of a tournament grid it is possible to mark out the champion of Russia-2011 Alina Moreva, sportswomen of junior team Anjelica Vetoshkina and Anastasia Stepanova.

The leader of weight category to 55 kg Valery Koblova doesn't take part in competitions. The winner of the Cup of Russia-2012 Irina Kisel arrived to Novocheboksarsk, but was compelled to act from tournament because of a trauma before weighing. In their absence favourites of competitions are the bronze prize-winner of the European championships-2011, 2012 Maria Gurova and Irina Ologonova. They can meet among themselves in the final of competitions. To the senior competitors the bronze prize-winner of superiority of the world among juniors-2013 Olga Horoshavtseva will try to give battle.

Among the sportswomen acting in category to 63 kg, difficult to allocate the leader. Applicants for a victory will be the bronze prize-winner of the European championship-2011 Inna Trazhukova who has unexpectedly passed to this weight from category to 67 kg the silver prize-winner of the World Cup-2009 of Julius Bartnovskaya. Young Valeria Lazinsky coming back to a carpet after long treatment can give the competitors a surprise. Irina Bogdanova isn't going to hand over the positions and the winner of the Cup of Russia of last year.

The favourite of competitions in category to 72 kg is Ekaterina Bukina who in the first duel meets Ekaterina Soldatova. It should be noted return to a carpet after Alyona Starodubtseva's long absence. Internal fight of long-term competitors is possible in the ending.