Event of the year

·   Inclusion of Kurash as an official sport to the programs of two different Asian Games – I Asian Martial Art Games (April 2009, Bangkok, Thailand) and III Asian Indoor Games (November 2009, Hanoi, Vietnam)

Best tournament

·   V International Amir Temur tournament in Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan

Best male player

Ghaffar Mohsen (Iran)

Best female player

Lkhgvakhu Ochirpurev (Mongolia)

World junior champion in under 57 kg weight category.

On the way to gold medal managed to beat some favorites in this weight category including players from Uzbekistan and Turkey

Best referee

Olimjon Khayitov(Uzbekistan)

Best national federation

Kurash Federation of Iran

The federation successfully hosted the VI Asian Championships, managed to participate with full team in almost all the official events held by KCA and IKA respectively

Best journalist

Sergey Danilov (Uzbekistan)