05-03-2013

Grigorjeva wins the tournament in Belarus

Latvia’s best wrestler Anastasija Grigorjeva got instant achievement in the international tournament. At this time in “Grand Prix” stage inBelarusshe got the first place.

 A. Medveds Freestyle Wrestling Tournament brought together participants from 16 different countries around the world. It is worth noting that before the start of tournament, athletes had protests against possible exclusion of wrestling sport from the program of Summer Olympic Games 2020.

Anastasija Grigorjeva, in a weight category up to 63 kilograms, left no hope of success for competitors. In a competition of six participants she won both fights and got the main prize of the tournament.

It is worth mentioning that in men fight, in a weight category up to 96 kilograms, Imants Lagodskis had a good start. He got 5^th place among the competition of 13 wrestlers.