Abkhazia officially took part in the World Koresh Championship

Bronze medalist acted under the flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.

Sukhum. December 2. Apsnypress. IV World Championship of the national wrestling  Koresh and XII World Championship Wrestling held in Moscow. Our republic was represented at the competition by Temurlan Tebuev, RA citizen of Abaza nationality, he became a bronze medalist.
 
 In 2000, Abkhazian athlete Bagrat Khutaba won the title of master of sports of the national wrestling Koresh.
 
 National wrestling Koresh has the skills  of the Abkhazian national wrestling Bgartsa or Karshe. In 2003, the General Assembly of the Olympic Council of Asia recognized Koresh as an official sport and included in the program of the Asian Games.
 
 The development of sport in Russia is engaged by Russian Koresh Federation. The winners of the All-Russian competition awarded the title of Master of Sports of the Russian Federation. Successfully runs the International Federation of Koresh Wrestling.
 
In the near future in Abkhazia will be a national kind of fight - Bgartsa under the Federation of Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling of RA, and a team which will be able to compete under their national flag at the world championships, according to the RA State Committee.