Athletes and followers from around the globe collect to rejoice health and sport on the Olympia World Health Expo. One of many occasions that exemplify that is the Mas Wrestling Olympia World Championships, held yearly and promoted by Mas Wrestling USA, and the 2026 version is ready for Sept. 25-26 on the Las Vegas Conference Heart in Las Vegas.
What’s MAS Wrestling
Mas wrestling’s origins hint again to the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), and it serves as a real check of energy between athletes. Two rivals sit throughout from one another with legs straight and ft braced in opposition to a middle board. They each maintain onto a stick (the mas) with the purpose of both pulling the stick out of the opponent’s fingers or pulling the stick and opponent throughout the middle board. The athletes can transfer their ft as their our bodies reply to the power of their opponent. The perfect two out of three decide the winner.
Promoter and energy legend Odd Haugen is without doubt one of the the reason why Mas wrestling has been rising within the western world and instructed M&F in 2024 that he believes the simplicity and problem of the game are the reason why.
“It’s a quite simple sport. If you’re sturdy and agile, you’ll be able to study it shortly.”
2026 Olympia Preview
The 2026 Olympia World Championships will function a wide range of males’s and girls’s weight lessons with quite a few athletes going through off in a spherical robin event all through each Friday and Saturday. The complete rosters of AAU registered athletes haven’t been printed on the time of this writing, however the classes are beneath.
Males’s Divisions
- Light-weight (Beneath 80 KG)
- Middleweight (Beneath 95 KG)
- Gentle-Heavyweight (Beneath 110 KG)
- Open (Over 110 KG)
- Masters Over 40 (Beneath 100 KG)
- Masters Over 40 (Over 100 KG)
Ladies’s Divisions
- Light-weight (Beneath 70 KG)
- Open (Over 70 KG)
There are additionally “Absolute” tournaments the place rivals in numerous weight divisions may face one another. Winners of those tournaments will obtain an Absolute world championship belt.
On Saturday, Sept. 26, there shall be a Mas Wrestling clinic for those that need to learn to compete and take a look at their hand with a brand new sport. Alternatives like this are how the game grows, which is why being part of the Olympia World Health Expo serves followers, athletes, and sports activities alike lengthy after the weekend is over.
You may study extra concerning the 2026 Mas Wrestling Olympia World Championship at maswrestlingusa.com. Ticket for the 2026 Olympia World Health Expo can be found for buy at mrolympia.com.
