After two days of tedious fights, fans learned the names of winners in two remaining weight classes. For Uzbekistan, the host of the first world kurash championship and home of kurash, it was important that its athletes demonstrate high skills. And they did not let their fans down. After the remaining two pair of finalists consisted of Uzbek athletes, the doubt faded out that all three gold and silver medals would stay in Uzbekistan. Among bronze medalists were only two foreigners, wrestlers from Brazil.
Wrestlers can catch each other by two hands or by one, lift and throw.
No ground fighting, striking or kicking is allowed in kurash which makes it a just fight. Throws may be executed over the legs, but not by legs. Catching the legs is rare too. Uzbekistan to free 12,000 prisoners under amnesty he president of the Central Asian nation of Uzbekistan issued an amnesty today that will grant freedom to about 12,000 inmates in coming weeks. Those to be freed will include war veterans, inmates over the age of 60, those who committed their crimes when they were minors, and foreign citizens, according to the bill released by President Islam Karimov's office.