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 2011 World wrestling championship in Istanbul
The 2011 world wrestling championship got underway with an opening ceremony here on Monday evening, marking the start of the quest for glories for more than 900 wrestlers from 104 countries and regions who are also looking to book their places at the London 2012 Olympics.
The 2011 world wrestling championship got underway with an opening ceremony here on Monday evening, marking the start of the quest for glories for more than 900 wrestlers from 104 countries and regions who are also looking to book their places at the London 2012 Olympics.
Istanbul hosts the most important date on the yearly calendar of wrestling, as the World Wrestling Championship starts on Monday. More than 800 wrestlers will try to win medals as well as claiming berths for the 2012 London Olympic Games
More than 800 wrestlers from all over the world are ready for the big showdown, as the World Wrestling Championship starts in Istanbul on Monday.
Russia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Senegal, Kazakhstan, Japan, Ukraine and Turkey are the countries with participants in every available category.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Istanbul Mayor Kadir Topbaş were among the dignitaries present at the opening ceremony in Turkey's largest city Istanbul.
The competition is being held in different weight classes in the categories of men's freestyle, men's Greco-Roman and female wrestling.
The competition being held at the Sinan Erdem Dome, with a capacity of 16,000, in Istanbul was packed with no empty seats.
The FILA 2011 senior world championship will run through September 18 at the end of which the top six in each Olympic weight category will secure a place for their delegations at the London 2012 Olympics.
At the end of the championship, the nationality of the first 108 participants in the Olympic Games will be known with 42 qualified wrestlers in freestyle, 42 in Greco-Roman, and 24 in female wrestling.
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