2023 Open European Mas-Wrestling Championship (men and women)

REGULATION on holding

2023 Open European Mas-Wrestling Championship

among men and women

Aims and objectives

2023 Open European Mas-Wrestling Championship among men and women is the official sporting event of the International Mas-Wrestling Federation and is held to promote and develop mas-wrestling in the world and solves the following tasks:

- determination the strongest mas-wrestling athletes of Europe.

- improvement of sportsmanship of athletes;

- strengthening friendly sporting relationship among countries. 

Date and venue

2023 European Open Championship among men and women is held from 23 to 27 November in Brezno, Slovakia, in the municipal sports hall at 977 03 Brezno – Mazornikova, Mladezhnitska 1787/4.

The day of arrival is November 23, the day of departure is November 27, 2023. 

Competition program: *

November 23 (Thursday) - Arrival Day

November 24 (Friday)

10.00 – 13.00 – work of the commission for registration and admission of participants;

14.00 – 16.00 – weighing and drawing lots of participants:

- men 105 kg, 125 kg, 125+ kg;

- women 75 kg, 85 kg, 85+ kg.

16.30 – 17.30 – meeting of the panel of judges with representatives of the countries. 

November 25 (Saturday) – the first competition day

09.00 – 13.00 – preliminary fights

- men 105 kg, 125 kg, 125+ kg;

- women 75 kg, 85 kg, 85+ kg.

14.00 – 15.00 – grand opening of the championship

15.00 – 17.00 - semi-final and final matches

17.00 - 18.30 – award ceremony

15:00 – 17:00 - weighing and drawing lots of participants:

- men: 60 kg, 65 kg, 70 kg, 75 kg, 80 kg, 90 kg;

- women: 55 kg, 65 kg. 

November 26 (Sunday) – the second competition day

09.00 – 12.00 – preliminary fights

- men: 60 kg, 65 kg, 70 kg, 75 kg, 80 kg, 90 kg;

- women: 55 kg, 65 kg.

13.00 – 14.00 - semi-final and final matches

14.30 - 15.00 – award ceremony 

November 27 (Monday) – Departure Day

*The competition program is subject to change.

Management

General management of preparation and holding of tournament is carried out by the International Mas-wrestling Federation, Mas-Wrestling Association of Slovakia, State Budgetary Institution of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) «Republican Center of National Sports named after Vasiliy Manchaary» and Mas-Wrestling Development Fund "Planet Mas-Wrestling".

Direct responsibility of holding the event carried on the Grand Jury, approved by the International Mas-wrestling Federation. 

Participation terms

Allowed to participate athletes aged of 18 and over (age determines on the very day of competition), passed medical examination and permitted to engage in power sports by the application of the National Mas-Wrestling Federations or authorized bodies.

National federations are entitled to be represented up to 28 (twenty-eight) athletes, no more than 3 (three) athletes in a weight category, the All-Russian Mas-Wrestling Federation – up to 14 (fourteen) athletes, no more than 1 (one) athletes in a weight category. 

The Mas-Wrestling Association of Slovakia, as a hosting side, can enter up to 42 (forty-two) athletes, no more than 4 (four) athletes in a weight category.

National federations are recommended to include in their delegation 1 (one) referee of the corresponding referee’s category to work as part of the judging panel of the competition.

Participants are required to perform in sportswear in accordance with the rules of the International Mas-Wrestling Federation. 

Conditions for holding an individual-team competition

Competitions are of a personal-team nature and are held according to the current rules of the International Mas-Wrestling Federation.

Depending on the number of participants in the weight categories in the competition system, changes are possible according to the competition rules:

− for 6 or more athletes in the weight category according to the system with elimination after two defeats, divided into groups "A" and "B";

− for 5, 4 or 3 athletes in a weight category, a round robin system is used;

− for 2 or less athletes in a weight category, the weight category is added to the next weight category. 

Weight categories:

− Men: 60 kg, 65 kg, 70 kg, 75 kg, 80 kg, 90 kg, 105 kg, 125 kg and 125+ kg;

− Women: 55 kg, 65 kg, 75 kg, 85 kg and 85+ kg. 

Participants grant the organizers the right to photograph, film or otherwise use the voice, appearance and name. Further, the content can be displayed, distributed or otherwise used in merchandising and advertising to promote the sport in any media now known and possible in the future. The rights are granted indefinitely and without additional compensation.

The final results (protocols) on paper and electronic form should be given to the International Mas-Wrestling Federation in 2 (two) weeks after the event is over.    

Insurance

Participation in the competitions is allowed only in case of presence of the insurance of life and health from accidents (original) for each athlete, which is submitted to the commission for registration and admission of participants.

Insurance fees of the athletes carry the sending organizations. 

Safety

Competitions to be held in sport buildings, agreeable to the standards of corresponding standard rules of law, functioning in the territory of Slovakia and directed to provide public order and safety of participants and spectators, in the presence of acts of operational readiness of sports buildings for the activities, approved in the prescribed order.

Qualified medical personnel should present in the competition venue. 

Financing

All costs connected with the preparation and holding of competition, under the terms of the equity, carry the International Mas-wrestling Federation, Mas-Wrestling Association of Slovakia, State Budgetary Institution of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) «Republican Center of National Sports named after Vasiliy Manchaary» and Mas-Wrestling Development Fund "Planet Mas-Wrestling".

The costs of sending participants (athletes, representatives, coaches, referees) of the 2023 European Mas-wrestling Championship among men and women (travel, accommodation, meals, insurance, visa costs) are carry by the sending organizations. 

Determination of winners in the team standings:

The team total is displayed by points for the total number of medals:

1^st place – 12 points, 2^nd place – 8 points, 3^rd place – 5 points.

In case of equal points among two or more team, priority is determined by the most number of 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd etc. places. 

Awarding

Top three athletes in each weight category to be awarded with medals, diplomas, and valuable prizes.

Top three team to be awarded with diplomas and cups. 

Applications

Preliminary applications must be submitted by November 1, 2023 to the following addresses:

- International Mas-Wrestling Federation: imwf@mail.ru , len-atom@mail.ru ;

- Slovak Mas-Wrestling Association: janmatej47@gmail.com , maswrestlingbb@gmail.com. 

Applications are submitted to the Commission for registration and admission of participants to competition, signed by the head of the national federation and the doctor, as well as the following documents for each athlete:

− passport, certifying the nationality of the participant or a representing country’s residence permit;

− life and health insurance policy against accidents (original); 

Visa

Delegations, which are needed VISA for entrance and stay on the territory of Slovakia, should send to the organizers in advance a list of participants for visa processing, indicating full names, gender, passport numbers (also their dates of issue and validity), dates of birth, a scanned copy of the first informative page of the passport. 

Marketing and advertising

The Organizing Committee guarantees the observance of sponsorship rights to partners and sponsors of the International Mas-Wrestling Federation, provided for in the relevant agreements, including the marketing guidelines of the International Mas-Wrestling Federation. 

Media

The Organizing Committee guarantees accordance of the appropriate conditions of work on the event for accredited media representatives in accordance with the Statement of the International Mas-Wrestling Federation on Mass-Media.

This Regulation is the official challenge to the competition.