Nearly 400 wrestlers will participate in the oil wrestling matches. The 10th Gökbel Oil Wrestling Championships will begin on August 16 with a Kubat concert and will conclude with the wrestling matches to be held on Sunday.
The program is as follows:
DAY 1 (Saturday, August 16)
20.00 - Opening speeches
20.15 - National Anthem and a moment of silence
20.20 – Off Road Show
20.40 - Folklore team and folk dance performance
21.00 – Grup Sazende concert
21.30 – Fireworks displays
21.40 – Kubat concert
DAY 2 (Sunday, August 17)
09.00 – Start of wrestling matches
11.00 – Protocol speeches and greeting the public
12.00 – Caucasian folk dance team
12.30 – Mehteran band performance
15.00 – 2015 chairmanship elections
17.00 – Award ceremony