The first congress of Kurash Confederation of Asia and Oceania was held in August 19, in the hotel Wyndham as a single organization.
The Congress was attended by the Founder-Chairman of the International Kurash Association Mr. Komil Yusupov, the President of Kurash Confederation of Asia and Oceania Mr. Komil Ruziev, as well as the heads of regional federations.
There was discussed the preparation and holding of Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, which should be held in Ashgabat - the capital of Turkmenistan in September 15-24 of this year and Summer Asian Games in Jakarta Indonesia in 2018 in a high level , approval of documents of the extraordinary Congress held in Dubai, and also other organizational issues.
The President of the Kurash Federation of Turkmenistan Mr. Mirzakuly Kurbonov and the President of the Kurash Federation of Indonesia Mr. Samsudin addressed to the audience with their information messages on preparations for the Asian Games.
There has been formed and strengthened the management system in order to widely spread and develop Kurash in the continents of Asia and Oceania.
According to that the following structure of heads was formed:
1. First Vice-President: Johan Bosshoff (New Zealand)
2. Vice-President: Alisher Eshonhodjaev (Uzbekistan)
3. Vice-President: Bakhrom Muminov (Kazakhstan)
4. Vice-President: Mirzakuly Kurbonov (Turkmenistan)
5. Vice-President: Samsudin (Indonesia)
6. Secretary-General: Farrukh Saidkulov (Uzbekistan)
7. Technical Director: Ravi Kapoor (India).
It should be noted that Kurash is one of the favorite values of the Uzbek people since ancient times. Kurash represents a combination of courage, honesty and nobility. That's why today it is gaining popularity all over the world.
In 1998 the International Kurash Association was organized. It has the Confederations in all continents of the globe. There are about 130 countries which has Kurash Federations.
The Confederation of Kurash of Asia was established as part of the International Association in 1999. Due to its activity, Kurash became widespread throughout the Asian continent. This sport is officially included in almost all types of Asian games.
The Kurash Confederation of Oceania was founded in 2004 in New Zealand. There were opened Federations of Kurash almost in all countries of this continent and it is developing day by day.
Following modern sports trends, in order to increase efficiency in popularizing the national struggle, it was decided to join the two continental confederations in January 4, 2017 and it was organized Kurash Confederation of Asia and Oceania. Mr. Komil Ruziev was elected as the President of the Confederation, who was previously operating as an Advisor to the President of International Kurash Association. Today, the Confederation has about 40 national Federations.
