On July 3, 2013 the Kurash Confederation of Asia, the continental union of the International Kurash Association held its ordinary Congress meeting in Incheon, Korea.

The Congress meeting was held at the Posco Convention Center in the downtown of Incheon, the host city of the 4th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG).

The Congress of the Kurash Confederation of Asia (KCA) was attended by delegates from Asian nations participating in the Asian Games in Incheon.

 The main item in the agenda of the meeting was related to election of the new President of the KCA.

The Congress members unanimously elected to this position Mr. Haider Farman (Kuwait), a well-known and respected sports personality in Asia and in the world due to his long and very effective activity in the Olympic Council of Asia. Mr. Farman is the Director of the Asian Games Department in the Olympic Council of Asia, one of the most important units within the OCA overseeing the organization and running of all Asian Games.

The Congress members also approved the new executive structure and commissions of the KCA and heard the report of the Chinese Taipei Kurash Federation on preparations to the Asian Junior Kurash championships which will be held in August in Taipei.

This edition of the Asian Games held by the Olympic Council of Asia in Incheon, Korea from 29 June to 6 July 2013 is the first edition of the originally separate Indoor Games and Martial Arts Games which were held as two separate Games before.

In past the Asian Indoor Games were hosted by Bangkok, Thailand in 2005, Macau, China in 2007 and Hanoi, Vietnam in 2009. The Asian Martial Arts Games were held only once in Bangkok, Thailand in 2009. In 2010 the Olympic Council of Asia decided to merge these two Games into one, in order to increase the marketing appeal and attention of sport followers in Asia. The sport program was also dramatically cut leaving only ten most interesting sports, which includes Kurash as well.

The Kurash competitions will be held in three days from 4 to 6 July at the brand new Ansan Sangroksu Gymnasium which can accommodate up to three thousand spectators. The competitions will be organized in eight weight categories: men under 66, 73, 81, 90 and over 90 kg; women under 52, 57 and 63 kg.

Follow the IKA’s official twitter for the latest results and scores from the Kurash competitions at the AIMAG 2013.