Irafsky District
Irafsky District

Welcome to the Irafsky District of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania. Located in the southwestern part of the republic, most of the district is mountainous. It borders Georgia, the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, and the Digorsky and Alagirsky districts. The administrative center is the village of Chikola. The population is over 15,000 people, mainly Ossetians and Russians. The Ossetians of the district speak the Digor dialect of the Ossetian language. The economy of the Irafsky District is based on agriculture—there are five collective farms and four state farms here. The district also has a consumer services complex, housing and utilities enterprises, and the Fasnalskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant. Tourism is well developed. The district is rich in historical, cultural, and natural monuments. The Alania National Park is located in the district, where there are many mountaineering, tourist, and ecological trails.

The Chikola Sports and Recreation Complex hosted the third Interregional Children's and Youth Greco-Roman Wrestling Tournament for the Prizes of the Parliament of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania.

Approximately 160 young athletes from North Ossetia and Kabardino-Balkaria took to the mat. Each of them demonstrated endurance, determination, and a true athletic spirit.

The tournament's opening ceremony was attended by Taimuraz Tuskayev, Chairman of the Parliament of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania; Soslan Makoyev, First Deputy Head of the Irafsky District Administration of Municipalities; and Vladimir Uruymagov and Vakhtang Gagloyev, Honored Russian Greco-Roman Wrestling Coaches.

The athletes were trained by Artur Marzoyev, Azamat Balikoyev, and Tigran Zoloiti. Young people's interest in Greco-Roman wrestling is growing year after year. And thanks to the support of parliamentarians and the coaching community, young wrestlers have something to strive for and someone to look up to.

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