At present over kurash federations operate in over 120 countries of the world. World and regional championships, international tournaments are held by the IKA and regional confederations.

At the General Assembly of the Asian Olympic Council, held in September this year in Ashgabat, kurash was included to the program of the Asian Summer Games 2018 in Indonesia, the Games which are widely accepted as the second biggest multi-sport event in the world after the Summer Olympics. Kurash will also feature in the official competition programs of the Asian Beach Games 2016 in Vietnam and Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games 2017 in Turkmenistan.

During the Congress, the Continental Union Presidents presented their reports on activities made in the year 2015 in their respective continents and plans for 2016. The two newly established national Kurash federations in Italy and Monaco were granted the full membership in the IKA.

The Congress members elected Mr. Haider A. Farman (the Director of the Asian Games Department of the Olympic Council of Asia representing Kuwait) as IKA President, Mr. Murodjon Aliev (First deputy minister of culture and sport of Uzbekistan) as IKA Chairman.

The IKA Congress members also approved the chairpersons of the IKA Standing Committees on sports, refereeing, ethics and discipline, International relations, legal matters, athletes, education, women in sport, protocol and marketing.

The Kurash Association of India presented the progress report on the World Junior (U20) Kurash championships and the IKA’s XVI Ordinary Congress which will be held in November 2016 in the Indian resort city of Kochi.

X World Kurash Senior Championships, which will be held in Khorramabad on 5-6 November, wrestlers will compete in weight categories under 60, 66, 73, 81, 90, 100, over 100 kg and open categories for the title of the World champion at the Takhti Sport Complex in Khorramabad.