The opening ceremony of the international U20 tournament among youth took place, dedicated to the memory of the Hero of Labor of Kazakhstan Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov, the first Olympic Champion and World Champion in Greco-Roman wrestling from Kazakhstan. The opening ceremony of the tournament was attended by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Tugzhanov Yeraly Lukpanovich, the Minister of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan Abaev Dauren Askerbekovich, the President of the Asian Wrestling Federation, the head of the Greco-Roman, freestyle and women's wrestling federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the famous Kazakh wrestler Daulet Bolatovich Turlykhanov, Deputy Akim of the city of Nur-Sultan Dzhakenov Berik Oralovich and Chairman of the Board of the Khabar Agency.