The Ist World Traditional Combat Games will be held in Chuvashia from September 28 to October 1 2023 within the implementation of the federal project «Sport is the way of life» of the national project «Demography». Competitions are included in the Unified calendar plan of interregional, all-Russian and international physical culture and sports events of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation.
Vasily Petrov, the Minister of Physical Culture and Sports of the Chuvash Republic, spoke about this today during working meetings with representatives of local ministries and sports federations. emphasized.He also noted that the competition will be held with the support of the Russian Ministry of Sports, the Russian Union of Martial Arts, the Committee of National and Non-Olympic Sports of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Physical Culture and Sports of the Chuvash Republic.
Participants of the Ist World Traditional Combat Games will be the athletes from not only the Russian Federation, but also representatives from other countries. For four days, sports amateurs will be able to watch spectacular and uncompromising fights in various types of martial arts. According to preliminary data, the main venue for the competitions will be the Ice Palace «Cheboksary Arena», the largest sports venue in the republic with a capacity of 7,500 seats.
The participants of working meetings discussed athletes’ accommodation and transfer, official ceremony of opening and closing ceremony, information coverage and many other aspects.
«Competitions involving representatives of other countries should be held of the highest efficiency. Our main task is to show the beauty and uniqueness of national sports that develops in Russia and Chuvashia, as well as to expand the tourism potential of the region. In addition, the World Traditional Combat Games became an excellent platform for the international competitive experience of our athletes and a powerful impact to involve boys and girls in sports schools and classes», - the Minister of Physical Culture and Sports of the Chuvash Republic.Vasily Petrov emphasized..