852 wrestlers will participate in the 663rd Historical Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling.

In Edirne, a total of 852 wrestlers have qualified to participate in the 663rd Historical Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling, which is listed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List, held this year in Sarayiçi Er Meydanı. Wrestlers who have made a name for themselves in Kırkpınar with the league system implemented this year will compete on July 5th.

The Historical Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling, known as the Olympics of oil wrestling, will be held for the 663rd time this year in Sarayiçi Er Meydanı in Edirne. The matches will start with the preliminary matches of the top wrestlers who will compete on July 4th. According to the information obtained from the Turkish Wrestling Federation, a total of 852 wrestlers have qualified to participate in the historical event in 14 different categories.

With the ranking system implemented for the first time this year, wrestlers who have made it to the rankings have earned the right to compete in the Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling in their respective categories. The categories and the number of wrestlers participating in the wrestling, where a total of 852 wrestlers have qualified for Kırkpınar, are as follows:

Head: 40, Head Under: 65, Big Middle: 65, Small Middle Big: 66, Small Middle Small: 65, Big Bundle: 65, Middle Bundle: 65, Small Bundle: 66, Foot: 65, Tozkoparan: 64, Incentive 2: 56, Incentive 1: 56, Mini 2: 58, Mini 1: 56

28 TOP WRESTLERS WILL HAVE PRELIMINARY MATCHES

In the 663rd Historical Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling, 28 top wrestlers who could not make it to the rankings will participate in the preliminary matches to be held on July 4th. 8 wrestlers who achieve a ranking in the preliminary matches will earn the right to compete among the top 32 wrestlers in Kırkpınar.