According to the letter of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan: Your high assessment of the work being doing to promote the kurash sport on the international stage and support the Association you lead is especially valuable.

On May 27, 2017, Shavkat Mirziyoev was elected Honorary President of the International Kurash Association at the Extraordinary Congress of IKA.

nternational gatherings should be more frequent!

His election pledge included an increase in funding for the 45 National Olympic Committees, the five zones in the OCA and for development projects, and he said he was committed to bringing positive change. “I will follow the lead of my father and brother,” Sheikh Talal told the delegates at the Centara Grand convention centre. We have been with Asia for more than 40 years. I promise you I will unite Asia again,” he added.

On June 23 or the following weekend, there are mass long-distance running competitions, which are considered the main International Olympic Day event.

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Honorary President International Kurash Association Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with a group of businessmen. President of the Kurash Confederation of Asian-Oceania and a well-known businessman Komil Ruziev, also took part in the meeting.

Importantly, Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah, Honorary President of Kurash Confederation Asia-Oceania and holder of the Golden Order of IKA, was selected as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense.

“The socialization of kurash should become the main task of all of us. The government supports the work at all levels in this regard. Even Indonesian schoolchildren should understand what kurash is. I have no doubt that new generations of great athletes are growing in the regions as well. Kurash is expanding over the world. Kurash has already participated in the Asian Games and is on its way to the Olympics”

The Federation prepared a video instruction before this championship with detailed information about beach kurash and its rules and regulations.

The new system is currently being tested by a team of IKA employees under the direction of IKA General Secretary Mohammad Reza Nassiri.