At the meeting of the Directing Committee of the International Kurash Association held in Dubai, this issue was discussed by IKA President Haider Farman.
Taking into account the recent positive agreement on the admission of Kurash to AIMS membership and AIMS President Stephan Fox’s suggestions to adjust Kurash weights, the Senior Kurash weights will be increased to 16.
At the moment, there are 15 weight categories among adults. 7 men and 8 women.
Based on the requirement of AIMS to ensure gender equality, it is necessary to revise the weights of Kurash athletes, says the President of IKA. We prefer to add one more weight to the men’s weight category rather than having 7 men and 7 women make a total of 14 weights. Because it increases opportunity for participants to participate.
During the meeting, IKA Vice-President Merampli Iliadis, IKA General Secretary Mohammad Reza Nassiri and IKA Technical Director Ravi Kapoor offered several options.
Specialists stopped at -120 kg weight category. The reason is that the new weight does not cause a significant change in the weight category + 100 kg. It was said that in weight categories -100 kg, the order may be changed directly.
At the meeting, it was decided to receive proposals from Kurash experts on this issue and develop proposals for the final decision.