Tickets on sale Monday for 2003 World Cup of Freestyle Wrestling at Bank of America Centre In Boise,

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Gary Abbott (USA Wrestling)
12/02/2002


Tickets will be on sale starting at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 2, for the  2003 World Cup of Freestyle Wrestling, which will be held at the Bank of  America Centre in Boise, Idaho.    All-session tickets for both individuals and groups will be placed on sale for the competition, which is the annual international dual meet championships in freestyle wrestling.    The competition will be held Saturday, April 5 and Sunday, April 6. There will be four sessions of action, featuring the best international freestyle wrestling teams in the world, including the host United States.    All-Session tickets for adults cost just $69, and include great seats for all four sessions of action, and a free ticket to the *Champions Clinic.*     All-Session tickets for youth (ages 2-18) cost  just $59, and include great seats for all four sessions of action, and a free ticket to the *Champions Clinic.*    For groups of 10 or more individuals, there will be a $4 discount on each All-Session ticket for the entire group.    Fans can order their tickets in a number of ways. Tickets are available via telephone at (208)331-TIXS, via the internet at www.idahotickets.com or in person at all Select-A-Seat locations.    The event is being organized by Star USA, a nationally-respected firm which has presented numerous major Olympic sports event across the nation.    The World Cup features dual meet competitions between six nations, with a team champion determined. In addition, individual medalists are awarded, based upon the results in each weight class. Traditionally, many of the world's best international freestyle wrestlers participate in the event.    The weekend will begin with a major youth wrestling competition, the World Cup Kids Open, set for Friday, April 4. Young wrestlers will be able compete in the tournament, then watch the world's best athletes at the World Cup. Medals from the World Cup Kids Open will be presented during the World Cup of Freestyle Wrestling. Participants must be USA Wrestling members. For information on the youth tournament, contact R.J. Scott by phone at (208)587-9720 or via e-mail at rjscott64@cs.com.    Boise becomes only the seventh U.S. city to host this event, joining Toledo, Ohio, Chattanooga, Tenn., Stillwater, Okla., Spokane, Wash., Fairfax, Va. and Baltimore, Md. Other international sites for the Freestyle World Cup have been Las Palmas, Canary Islands; Ulan Bator, Mongolia; Moscow, Russia; Edmonton, Canada and Tehran, Iran.    Fans can stay where the teams stay at the Grove Hotel in Boise. Call the Grove Hotel at (208)333-8000 and ask reservations for the World Cup rate.    Boise State University has one of the best Div. I wrestling programs in the nation. High school wrestling is thriving in Idaho. The USA Wrestling state organization in Idaho has done a tremendous job providing wrestling opportunities for athletes of all ages. Fans from the entire Northwest region of the nation are expected to attend, as well as many wrestling fans from across the nation.    The host United States has recently dominated the Freestyle World Cup, winning 10 of the last 13 team titles, including the most recent World Cup held in Spokane, Wash. in 2002. Russia won the 1992 and 1998 World Cups, and Iran was the champion of the 1996 World Cup.