Kurash


Kurash refers to a number of folk wrestling styles practiced in Central Asia. The English name comes from the term for "wrestling" in some Turkic language.
Kurash wrestlers use towels to hold their opponents, and their goal is to throw their opponents off the feet. The wrestling is the main competition at the folk festival Sabantuy.
The sport is called گولش / ҝүләш / güləş in Azerbaijani, көрәш in Bashkir, кӗрешӳ in Chuvash, күрес / küres in Kazakh, күрөш / küröş in Kyrgyz, кӱреш / küreş in Shor, küreş / күреш / көрәш / kөrəş in Tatar, güreş in Turkish, göreş in Turkmen, and kurash in Uzbek, all derived from Old Turkic keriš.

History

The first official All-USSR koresh championship took place in Kazan in 1928 and was followed by the first TASSR national championship in 1949. Since 1956, regular Tatar Köräş competitions have been organized in honor of the national hero and poet Musa Cälil.
At the turn of 1950 and 1960, the Soviet Federation of freestyle wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestling, and sambo started to develop Tatar Köräş. Sportsmen from the neighbour regions, such as Bashkortostan, Mordovia, and Ulyanovsk City came to compete in Kazan for the first time in 1959. In 1960, the capital of Tatarstan was appointed host of the first RSFSR national koresh championship, an event that has been repeated every year since that date. It was organized in Kazan about 15 times, but also in other cities, such as Salavat, Orenburg, Oktyabrsky, Tuymazy, Chelyabinsk, Cheboksary, Almetievsk, Samara, Ulyanovsk, Naberezhnye Chelny. Sportsmen from 36 Russian regions have participated in the Russian championships over the past years.

Events

The International Kurash Association, founded in 1998, holds championships since 1999. World Senior championships were held in Tashkent in 1999, in Antalya in 2000, in Budapest in 2001, in Yerevan in 2002, in Tashkent in 2005, in Ulaanbaatar in 2007, in Alushta in 2009, in Termez in 2011, in Istanbul in 2013, and in Khorramabad in 2015. The XI World Senior Championships will be held in Istanbul in 2017.
The International Tatar Belt Wrestling Köräş Association was founded on 9 September 2009 with the aim of popularizing Tatar traditions abroad and offer Continental and World opportunities to all sportsmen wishing to compete in Tatar Köräş. It became a member of FILA's World Traditional Wrestling Committee in 2009 and held its second World Championship during the FILA World Wrestling Games that took place in Šiauliai in September 2009. The third World Championship was held in Kazan in May 2010 and attracted a participation of about 100 wrestlers from 17 countries.
Kurash made its debut at 2018 Asian Games which was held in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia. It also made its debut at the 30th Southeast Asian Games hosted by the Philippines in 2019.

World Kurash Championships

EditionYearHost CityCountryEventsRef
11999Tashkent3
22000Antalya4
32001Budapest2
42002Yerevan7
52005Tashkent13
62007Ulaanbaatar11
72009Alushta14
82011Termez14
92013Istanbul15
102015Khorramabad8
112017Istanbul15
122019Chung-ju15

World Junior Kurash Championships (U20)

EditionYearHost CityCountryEventsRef
12000Tver
22002
32004Shahrisabz9
42006Santo Domingo9
52008
62010New Delhi14
72012Bournemouth7
82016Kochi13

Kurash Rules

Contestants attempt to score with high amplitude throws. The trousers or legs may not be grabbed.
There are three scoring points viz. Halal, Yonbosh and Chala. The player who scores a Halal wins the fight. To score a Halal you need to throw your opponent on his back with full control, force and speed. The throw that is close to Halal is given Yonbosh. Two Yonbosh throws make a Halal. The throw that is close to Yonbosh is called Chala. No number of Chala can equal a Yonbosh. There are three penalties in Kurash. The first penalty is called Tanbekh, second penalty is Dakki and the third penalty is Girrom which means disqualification. The fight starts with salutation which is called Tazim. And to pause the bout Tokta is used and to cancel a point Bekar is used.