344 athletes compete for 18 sets of medals: 6 each for men and women in freestyle wrestling and another 6 in men's Greco-Roman wrestling.

The Greco-Roman wrestling tournament has become historic for Armenia. The first gold in Rio for this country was brought by the Greco-Roman wrestler Artur Aleksanyan - in the final of the fight in the category up to 98 kg, he defeated the Cuban Yasmani Lugo Cabrera with a score of 3:0.

Representatives of Armenia conquered Olympic gold exactly 20 years ago at the Atlanta Olympics. Then the classic wrestler Armen Nazaryan also became the champion.

The Russian team was represented in all weight categories, and the wrestlers brought the country 3 medals - 2 gold and bronze. Greco-Roman style wrestler in weight up to 75 kg Roman Vlasov brought the first gold medal team of Russian wrestlers and is now a two-time Olympic champion.

Kyrgyzstan was represented at the tournament by 4 Greco-Roman wrestlers. Zhanarbek Kenzheev and Murat Ramonov lost in the first fight.

Ruslan Tsarev, who competed in the weight category up to 66 kg, in the 1/8 finals was defeated by the Algerian with a score of 6:0.

Arsen Eraliev competed in the weight category up to 59 kg. In the 1/8 finals, the Kyrgyzstani lost to an athlete from Cuba, Ismael Borrero Molina, who later became the Olympic champion.

In the fight for 3rd place, Eraliev met with a wrestler from Uzbekistan Elmurat Tasmuradov and lost to him. As a result, the Kyrgyzstani took the final 5th place.

List of winners of the tournament

From 19 to 21 August in Rio de Janeiro for summer Olympic Games-2016 will pass wrestling tournament. The strongest freestyle wrestlers will compete for six sets of awards in weight categories up to 57, 65, 74, 86, 97, 125kg.

the site offers to get acquainted with the schedule of freestyle wrestling competitions in Rio.

Freestyle wrestling. Summer Olympic Games 2016. Rio de Janeiro. Competition Schedule

August 19 - | |
16:00-17:40 Preliminary competitions. Weight categories up to 57kg, 74kg
22:00-22:30 Consolation bouts. Weight categories up to 57kg, 74kg
23:00-00:30 Finals. Award ceremony. Weight categories up to 57kg, 74kg

August 20 - | |
16:00-17:40 Preliminary competitions. Weight categories up to 86kg, 125kg
22:00-22:30 Consolation bouts. Weight categories up to 86kg, 125kg
23:00-00:30 Finals. Award ceremony. Weight categories up to 86kg, 125kg

August 21 - | |
14:30-17:40 Preliminary competitions. Weight categories up to 65kg, 97kg
18:45-19:15 Consolation bouts. Weight categories up to 65kg, 97kg
19:25-20:45 Finals. Award ceremony. Weight categories up to 65kg, 97kg

The program of the freestyle wrestling tournament at the Olympic Games-2016. Video

6.08. Singles (1x): Preliminaries (M). 14.30. Singles (1x): Preliminaries (W). 15.30. Double oar without coxswain (2-): preliminary races (M). 16.30. Double sculls (2x): preliminary heats (W). 17.00. Double sculls (2x): preliminary races (M). 17.30. Quadruple swing without coxswain, a light weight(L4-): Preliminaries (M). 18.00. Four sculls (4x): preliminary heats (M). 18.30. Four sculls (4x): preliminary heats (W). 18.50. 7.08. Singles (1x): repechage runs (M). 14.30. Singles (1x): repechage runs (W). 15.00. Two oar without coxswain (2-): repechage races (M). 15.30. Double sculls (2x): repechage races (W). 15.40. Double sculls (2x): repechage heats (M). 15.50. Quadruple oar without coxswain. light weight (L4-): repechage runs (M). 16.00. Double oar without coxswain (2-): preliminary races (W). 16.10. Double sculls, light weight (L2x): preliminary heats (W). 16.40. Double sculls, light weight (L2x): preliminary heats (M). 17.20. Four oar without coxswain (4-): preliminary races (M). 18.00. 8.08. Singles (1x): 1/2 finals (M). 14.30. Singles (1x): 1/2 finals (W). 14.50. Double oar without coxswain (2-): repechage races (W). 15.10. Double sculls, light weight (L2x): repechage heats (W). 15.20. Double sculls, light weight (L2x): repechage heats (M). 15.40. Four sculls (4x): repechage heats (M). 16.00. Four sculls (4x): repechage races (W). 16.10. Four oar without coxswain (4-): repechage races (M). 16.20. Coxed eight (8+): preliminary races (W). 16.30. Coxed eight (8+): preliminary races (M). 16.50. 9.08. Singles (1x): 1/4 finals (M). 14.30. Singles (1x): 1/4 finals (W). 15.10. Double oar without coxswain (2-): 1/2 finals (M). 15.50. Double sculls (2x): 1/2 finals (W). 16.10. Double sculls (2x): 1/2 finals (M). 16.30. Coxswain four, light weight (L4-): 1/2 finals (M). 16.50. Double sculls, light weight (L2x): 1/2 finals (W). 17.10. Double sculls, light weight (L2x): 1/2 finals (M). 17.30. 10.08. Double oar without coxswain (2-): 1/2 finals (W). 14.30. Double sculls, light weight (L2x): 1/2 finals (W). 14.50. Double sculls, light weight (L2x): 1/2 finals (M). 15.10. Coxswain four (4-): 1/2 finals (M). 15.30. Coxed eight (8+): repechage runs (W). 15.50. Coxed eight (8+): repechage runs (M). 16.00. Four sculls (4x): finals (M). 16.10-16.20. Four sculls (4x): final (W). 16.40. Singles (1x): 1/2 finals (M). 17.20. Singles (1x): 1/2 finals (W). 17.40. Double sculls, light weight (L2x): final D (W). 18.00. Double sculls, light weight (L2x): final D (M). 18.10. Double sculls, light weight (L2x): final C (W). 18.20. Double sculls, light weight (L2x): final D (M). 18.30. Double oar without coxswain (2-): final C (W). 18.40. 11.08. Double oar without coxswain (2-): final B (M). 14.30. Double sculls (2x): final B (W). 14.40. Double sculls (2x): final B (M). 14.50. Coxswain four (L4-): final B (M). 15.00. Singles (1x): 1/2 finals (M). 15.10. Singles (1x): 1/2 finals (W). 15.30. Double oar without coxswain (2-): final A (M). 16.00. Double sculls (2x): final A (W). 16.20. Double sculls (2x): final A (M). 16.40. Coxswain four, light weight (L4-): final A (M). 17.00. 12.08. Singles (1x): final F (M). 14.30. Singles (1x): final F (W). 14.40. Singles (1x): final E (M). 14.50. Singles (1x): final E (W). 15.00. Double sculls, light weight (L2x): final B (W). 15.10. Double sculls, light weight (L2x): final B (M). 15.20. Double oar without coxswain (2-): final B (W). 15.30. Coxswain four (4-): final B (M). 15.40. Double sculls, light weight (L2x): final A (W). 16.00. Double sculls, light weight (L2x): final A (M). 16.20. Double oar without coxswain (2-): final A (W). 16.40. Coxswain four (4-): final A (M). 17.00. 13.08. Singles (1x): final D (M). 14.50. Singles (1x): final D (W). 15.00. Singles (1x): final C (M). 15.10. Singles (1x): final S (W). 15.20. Singles (1x): final B (M). 15.30. Singles (1x): final B (W). 15.40. Singles (1x): final A (M). 16.00. Singles (1x): final A (W). 16.20. Coxed eight (8+): final A (W). 16.40. Coxed eight (8+): final A (M). 17.00.

Wrestling is a hand-to-hand martial art in which both opponents try to knock each other down, having won. Its different types are what characterize the Olympics from the very year of its foundation, which is considered to be 708 BC. Wrestling was in the program of all games, except for those that took place in 1900. In each of its forms, there are permitted and prohibited techniques. As soon as one of the opponents gains obvious control over the other, the match is considered over. Wrestling differs from martial arts such as boxing in that opponents practically do not strike each other.

Wrestling game participants

The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will definitely include Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling. In the first form, only men compete, in the second - men and women. In this sport there will be participants from various countries, in total there will be 244 athletes.

In Greco-Roman wrestling for men 6 weight categories, in freestyle for men and women - also 6 each. It turns out that in total 18 sets of medals will be played.

Greco-Roman wrestling, weight categories for men:

• up to 59 kg;
• up to 66 kg;
• up to 75 kg;
• up to 85 kg;
• up to 98 kg;
• up to 130 kg.

freestyle struggle, weight categories for men:

• up to 57 kg;
• up to 65 kg;
• up to 74 kg;
• up to 86 kg;
• up to 97 kg;
• up to 125 kg.

Freestyle wrestling, weight categories for women:

• up to 48 kg;
• up to 53 kg;
• up to 58 kg;
• up to 63 kg;
• up to 69 kg;
• up to 75 kg.

The selection of athletes has been carried out since 2015. Under concept qualifying tournament falls under several competitions held in different parts of the world:

World Wrestling Championship 2015;

• Olympic qualification - America;
• Olympic qualification - Asia;
• Olympic qualification - Africa and Oceania;
• Olympic qualification - Europe;
• 1st World Qualifying Tournament;
• 2nd World Qualifying Tournament.

In early spring 2016, it was decided that during the draw for the Summer Olympics, all the finalists of the last World Championship would be in different halves of the schedule grid so that they could not face each other before the final. After all, this sport, it must be intriguing.

Wrestling competition calendar

The list of games that will take place in the summer in Brazil includes both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. All sports matches will take place from 14 to 21 August.

Each day of the Summer Olympic Games in the wrestling program is dedicated to several categories of athletes. All stages pass in one day: competition qualification, 1/8 finals, semi-finals, quarter-finals, competition finals, repechage matches.

• August 14: Greco-Roman, men. Categories: 59 and 75.
• August 15: Greco-Roman, men. Categories: 85, 130.
• August 16: Greco-Roman, men. Categories: 66, 98.
• August 17: freestyle, women. Categories: 48, 58, 69.
• August 18: freestyle, women. Categories: 53, 63, 75.
• August 19: freestyle, men. Categories: 57, 74.
• August 20: freestyle, men. Categories: 86, 125.
• August 21: freestyle, men. Categories: 65, 97.

There are other types of wrestling that are not included in the program of the Olympic Games.

August 14 at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro starts the tournament on wrestling. The Russian national team will be represented in all 17 weight categories in which licenses have been won. This is the highest score among all teams.

GRECO-ROMAN WRESTLING

Up to 59 kg. Ibragim Labazanov - two-time champion Russia (2015, 2016). Regions - St. Petersburg and Rostov region

Up to 66 kg. Islam-bek Albiev - Olympic champion(2008), world champion (2009), two-time European champion (2009, 2016), silver medalist of the World Championship (2013), bronze medalist of the European Championship (2012). Regions - Moscow and the Chechen Republic.

Up to 75 kg. Roman Vlasov - Olympic champion (2012), two-time world champion (2011, 2015), silver medalist of the World Championship (2013), two-time European champion (2012, 2013), bronze medalist of the European Championship (2011). Region - Novosibirsk.

Up to 85 kg. Davit Chakvetadze - winner of the European Games (2015), two-time champion of Russia (2015, 2016). Region - Moscow and the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.

Up to 98 kg. Islam Magomedov - winner of the European Games (2015), bronze medalist of the World Championship (2015), two-time champion of Russia (2015, 2016). Regions - the Rostov region and the Chechen Republic.

Up to 130 kg. Sergey Semenov - two-time silver medalist of the World Cups (2015, 2016), champion of Russia (2016). Regions - Moscow and Krasnodar Territory.

FREESTYLE WRESTLING

Up to 57 kg. Viktor Lebedev is a two-time world champion (2010, 2011), bronze medalist of the 2015 World Championship, winner of the 2015 European Games. Regions - Sakha-Yakutia, Krasnoyarsk Territory.

Up to 65 kg. Soslan Ramonov - 2014 World Champion, 2015 World Championship bronze medalist. Regions - Moscow region, North Ossetia-Alania. Club - CSKA.

Up to 74 kg. Aniuar Geduev - three-time European champion (2013, 2014, 2015), bronze medalist of the 2015 World Championship. Regions - Krasnodar Territory and Kabardino-Balkaria. Club - CSKA

Up to 86 kg. Abdulrashid Sadulayev - two-time world and European champion (2014, 2015). Regions - Moscow, Dagestan.

Up to 97 kg. Anzor Boltukaev - 2016 European Champion, 2013 World Championship bronze medalist. Regions - Chechen Republic, Moscow.

Up to 125 kg. Bilyal Makhov is a three-time world champion (2007, 2009, 2010), bronze medalist of the 2012 Olympics, bronze medalist of the 2015 World Championship in freestyle wrestling. In addition, in the Greco-Roman style, he became the bronze medalist of the 2014 and 2015 World Championships. Represents Dagestan and the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Club - CSKA

WOMEN'S WRESTLING

Up to 48 kg. Milana Dadasheva - 2015 European Junior Champion. Regions - Dagestan.

Up to 58 kg. Valeria Koblova - European champion 2014, silver world championship - 2014. Region - Moscow region and St. Petersburg

Up to 63 kg. Inna Trazhukova - two-time bronze medalist of the European Championships (2011, 2016). Region - Moscow and Ulyanovsk region.

Up to 69 kg. Natalya Vorobyeva - Olympic champion 2012, world champion 2015, two-time European champion (2013, 2014). Region - St. Petersburg and Moscow Region

Up to 75 kg. Ekaterina Bukina - silver medalist of the 2011 World Championship, silver medalist of the 2015 European Games. Region - Moscow and Irkutsk region.