Westside Daze has added a 鈥渟trong鈥� attraction to this year鈥檚 fair.

Locally-sourced 鈥淥kanagan Strong鈥� wrestlers from Big West Wrestling will provide two shows during their first-ever appearance at the festival on July 13.

Marty Solotki said that adding shows to Westside Daze will help grow the sport in the Okanagan.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a fun little fair,鈥� Solotki said, 鈥渁nd we鈥檙e getting the word out there about local wrestling.

鈥淲e鈥檙e hoping that West 琉璃神社 can be a regular town on the playing circuit overall.鈥�

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Solotki said they had a stroke of good luck by getting accepted into this year鈥檚 Westside Daze line-up of attractions. The owner of Big West Wrestling has been involved in the local wrestling scene since 2008.

With popular turn-outs at Rutland鈥檚 May Days and other spots throughout the Okanagan, Solotki has been part of the hard-working local scene looking to grow wrestling from a three to four event per year event, to a three to four event per month event.

鈥淎t a fair where people are walking around and having fun, we can put eyes on our product and grow the sport,鈥� said Solotki.

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The two shows will feature an eight-person tournament for the Okanagan Cup, and a shot for the winner to go on to be the number-one-contender for the Big West Championship show in September.

Solotki said the first-ever Big West show at the fair will be a good one.

鈥淲e鈥檙e looking forward to Westside Daze and giving the fans there a treat.鈥�

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