Wrestlers get going

The national league final is once again the big goal

Daniel Gastl (right) and the team from Inzing are aiming for the final again in the championship play-off.(Bild: Andreas Tröster)

The Inzinger wrestlers are taking up the fight and have big plans. The surprise champions of 2022 want to reach the final for the fourth time in a row. In the lower play-off, Vollkraft Arzl and Hötting start the new season with the highlight, the Innsbruck derby.

Two years ago, the Inzing wrestlers sensationally brought the first championship title in the 1st Bundesliga to Tyrol. Last season, they were clearly beaten at home by record champions Wals after a draw in Wals. For the new season, which starts on Saturday, RSC Inzing is already aiming for its fourth final in a row. "The hall has already been reserved," nodded chairman Klaus Draxl.

Kick-off in Vorarlberg
"If we win in the opener in Götzis, we will have laid the foundation for the final," says Daniel Gastl, who sees the Vorarlberg team as his biggest rival. The team from Inzing has also strengthened its squad with two young Georgians and two wrestlers on loan from Upper Austria.

Derby at the start
The city derby between Vollkraft and Hötting will kick off the lower play-offs at the Arzl clubhouse. However, the planned summer party had to be canceled due to the bad weather. Instead, the junior fights will get underway (from 5 pm). "The derby is our highlight," said ACV chairman Peter Lercher.

Vollkraft won twice last year. Hötting borrowed Dominik Gastl from Inzing. "We are in a good position," said chairman Franz Pitschmann.