Ernesta Kareckait from Kaunas, Austja
Šidlauskait from Ukmerge, Ieva Smirnovait,
Ieva Eringyt and Vilt Merkeviit from Sakiai.
In male personal weight categories
champions became: Teodoras Aukštuolis and
Mindaugas Veržbiskas from Ukmerge, Mantas
Rimša from Kaunas and a group of sportmen
from Vilnius, namely: Albertas Kašta, Tomas
Smirnovas, Laimonas Stanikas, Paulius
Sauleviius, Marius Pavlovas and Liudas
Bogušas. Wrestling in the Masters (Veterans)
category was greatly enjoyed by the
audience in which a well-known
Lithuanian as well as world professional
fighter, a founder of Lithuanian Grappling
Federation, and now a Member of Parliament
of the Republic of Lithuania Kstutis Smirnovas
took part.
In the weight category over 90 kilograms, the
latter made it to the finals and won a second
place there.
First place was given to Rokas Stambrauskas.
In total, 223 athletes from Latvia, Estonia,
Poland, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Lithuania
participated in the Open Baltic grappling
championship. The next event by Lithuanian
Grappling Federation is to be organised in
three weeks in Šiauliai.