Топ U.S. Men’s and women’s wrestlers expected to compete in ‘Grapple at the Garden,'
11та annual fundraiser to help raise money for youth non-profit Beat the Streets
ЊУЈОРК- One of the highlights on the annual amateur wrestling calendar returns for the 11та straight year as Beat the Streets Wrestling (БТС), the largest grassroots inner city wrestling program in the United States, and USA Wrestling today announced that the annual BTS benefit will be held on Thursday, Мај 28. The thrilling night of wrestling, dubbed “Grapple at the Garden,” will again be held at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden after making a highly successful, sold-out debut there in 2019 following nearly a decade at various other iconic New York City venues.
The bouts will again be followed by the annual Benefit Celebration, which recognizes not only the elite athletes who compete at the event but also the BTS standout youth wrestlers who epitomize the work that the not-for-profit organization does year-round. Expected to compete are BTS wrestlers along with a national high school All-Star match-up, NCAA Champions and international Olympic men and women, and potentially mixed martial arts athletes who began as wrestlers.
Ticket information as well as the athletes, соочувања, schedule and broadcast details will be announced at a later date.
“We couldn’t have been more pleased with the response to our first year at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden,” said Beat the Streets Executive Director Brendan Buckley. “The sold-out crowd brought a non-stop energy, fueled by world-class wrestling action from top to bottom. We expect it will be an even hotter ticket this year with the Tokyo Olympics on the horizon.”
“The Board of Beat the Streets is excited to present another outstanding competition as we raise funds for the youth of New York City,” added BTS Chairman of the Board Ray Barczak. “The support we receive from donors, fans and others during our annual benefit allows us to achieve our mission. Со повеќе од 3,000 male and female student-athletes participating in more than 150 programs across the region, Beat the Streets is in its 14th year of changing lives and providing opportunities that truly make a difference.”
Beat the Streets Benefit competitions began in 2010 and have since become a major showcase of the best of international wrestling. This unique and electrifying annual event has helped BTS raise millions of dollars to support local youth wrestling programs which empower young people in New York City. На 2019 event raised $1.3 million for the organization. Appearances by Olympic champions Jordanордан Бароус (2012, gold), Кајл Снајдер (2016, gold) и ’Еун Кокс (2016, bronze) and local favorites like Nick Suriano (Rutgers University/Paramus, N.J.), Ејмс Грин (Willingboro, N.J.) и Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers/So. Plainfield, N.J.) were among the night’s many crowd-pleasing highlights.
The first Beat the Streets Benefit was held on the U.S.S. Intrepid, авиопревозник пристапил на западната страна на Менхетен. Оттогаш, the benefit has taken place at other notable New York City spots like Grand Central Terminal and Times Square. Team USA has faced off against teams from around the world including Japan, Куба, Русија, Iran and Canada, as well as international all-star teams. Во 2018, the competition was hosted at the new Pier 17 in the Seaport District and included the highly anticipated Burroughs vs. Френк Чамизо (Италија) match.
New York City’s Madison Square Garden is one of the most famous sporting and entertainment venues in the world. The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden is an impressive venue with the capacity to seat over 5,000. The theater has hosted notable wrestling events including the 1998 Goodwill Games wrestling competition and the 2017 Grapple at the Garden college wrestling event.
За победи на улиците
Мисијата на Победи на улиците е да се развие целокупниот потенцијал на урбаната младина и да се зајакне културата на борењето во Newујорк. БТС работи директно со Министерството за образование на Yorkујорк во јавно-приватно партнерство за да го пренесе животниот спорт што се менува во борење 3,000 Студенти-спортисти во Newујорк да им помогнат да ги постигнат своите лични и атлетски цели. Преку работење на програми за борење во средните и средните училишта во петте општини, BTS и DOE обезбедуваат сеф, позитивна атмосфера во која младите во неповолна положба и се изложени на ризик можат да ги научат основните животни лекции за грип, лична одговорност и тимска работа, физичка подготвеност и исхрана, и доживотно учење. Целта на негување силни, добро заоблени студенти-спортисти се доставуваат преку тренинг, програми за вонредни училишта, работилници за животни вештини, и летни кампови. Повеќе информации можете да најдете на www.btsny.org.
За борење во САД
Борењето во САД е Национално раководно тело за спорт на борење во САД и, како таков, е нејзин претставник во Олимпискиот комитет на Соединетите држави и во Обединетото светско борење, меѓународната боречката федерација. Едноставно, САД борење е централната организација која ги координира аматерски програми борење во земјата и работи за да се создаде интерес и учество во овие програми,. Ги заврши 250,000 членови низ целата нација, Момчиња и девојки, мажи и жени од сите возрасти, претставувајќи ги сите нивоа на спортот. Нејзин претседател е Брус Баумгартнер, а извршен директор е Рич Бендер. More information can be found at TheMat.com