The grand opening of the World Grappling Championship took place at the Palace of Martial Arts named after Zh.Ushkempirov. More than 1,800 participants from 30 countries is taking part in the competition. The Grappling and Grappling Gi Championship is helding among all age groups - U15, U17, U20, adults and veterans.

It should be noted that the capital is hosting the World Cup for the third time. In 2018, for the first time, the World Grappling Championship is taking place in Astana. In 2019, he entered the program of the World Olympic Championships in such sports as Greco-Roman and women's freestyle wrestling. The capital of Kazakhstan has also hosted the Asian Championship twice in 2017 and 2023.