European SAMBO Championships and European Cadets, Youth and Junior SAMBO Championships will be held in Israel

The Israeli city of Haifa will host two major continental SAMBO tournaments from 19 to 23 April. Men and women, juniors, youth, as well as cadets will compete for the title of the strongest SAMBO athletes in Europe.

The European SAMBO Championships will be held with the support of the tournament's general partner, Rosneft, and the official partner, VTB Bank.

Teams from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Israel, Ireland, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Moldova, the Netherlands, Romania, North Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia will take part in the competition. Russian, Belarusian and French athletes will take part in the competitions under the flag of the International SAMBO Federation in accordance with the decision of the FIAS Executive Committee.

Competitions will be held in the following weight categories:

European SAMBO Championships

Men: 58 kg, 64 kg, 71 kg, 79 kg, 88 kg, 98 kg, +98 kg, open weight category +88 kg

Women: 50 kg, 54 kg, 59 kg, 65 kg, 72 kg, 80 kg, +80 kg

Combat SAMBO men: 58 kg, 64 kg, 71 kg, 79 kg, 88 kg, 98 kg, +98 kg

Combat SAMBO women: 65 kg

European Cadets, Youth and Junior SAMBO Championships:

Juniors male (18-20 years): 58 kg, 64 kg, 71 kg, 79 kg, 88 kg, 98 kg, +98 kg

Juniors female (18-20 years): 50 kg, 54 kg, 59 kg, 65 kg, 72 kg, 80 kg, +80 kg

Youth male (16-18 years): 53 kg, 58 kg, 64 kg, 71 kg, 79 kg, 88 kg, 98 kg, +98 kg

Youth female (16-18 years): 47 kg, 50 kg, 54 kg, 59 kg, 65 kg, 72 kg, 80 kg, +80 kg

Cadets boys (14-16 years): 46 kg, 49 kg, 53 kg, 58 kg, 64 kg, 71 kg, 79 kg, 88 kg, +88 kg

Cadets girls (14-16 years): 41 kg, 44 kg, 47 kg, 50 kg, 54 kg, 59 kg, 65 kg, 72 kg, +72 kg

“We have decided to hold two main continental tournaments simultaneously this year – the European SAMBO Championships and the European Cadets, Youth and Junior SAMBO Championships. This practice proved its effectiveness last year, when continental competitions were held in the Serbian city of Novi Sad. Being on the same arena with more experienced sambists, young athletes will be able to quickly adapt to the future transition to senior teams.

An important feature of the European Championships this year will be that it is a qualifying tournament for the participation of sambists in the World Martial Arts Games, which will be held in October in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia).

Sambists from several weight categories will fight for the title of European champions and a coveted ticket to the Multisport Games. Medals and the right to perform in Saudi Arabia will be played not only in traditional weight categories. For the first time at the European Championships, a tournament in Combat SAMBO among women (up to 65 kg) will be held, men, in turn, will measure their strength in the absolute weight category (over 88 kg) in Sport SAMBO,” FIAS President Vasily Shestakov said.