Newsletter Newsletter 4/2005 4th Moscow Challenge

   

20 November took place the 4th "Moscow challenge". This tournament was the biggest ever happened in Russia with 760 participants and over 1500 spectators. Every competitor had the opportunity to compete in all ITF discipline, Matsogi, Tul, Tukgi and Weeryok.

4 TV companies was showing this event. Among our guests was members from the Russian Parliament and sport Ministry. During the opening ceremony the all Russian demonstration team showed the beauty off ITF. Regardless the big amount of participants tournament started exact at 9 o'clock and finished at 6. The participant countries was Russia, Byelorussia, Latvia, Uzbekistan and Kazahstan.

The only negative thing was the attempt of Chang Ungs group representive in Russia to stop the tournament by writing Letters to the sport ministry, police, sport hall director and creating rumors that the 4th "Moscow challenge" will be cancelled. Of course this didn’t happened but once more we realized the difference of thinking and behavior. We organize the biggest event ever happened in Russia they are dreaming how to cancel it.