3 days left before the start of the World Youth and Junior SAMBO Championships in Greece

The Greek Thessaloniki will host the main youth and junior tournament of the FIAS calendar from 15 to 17 October. For the first time, young men and women will compete for the title of the strongest sambists in the world in eight weight categories, and juniors and juniors – in seven.

Youth (W): 47 kg, 50 kg, 54 kg, 59 kg, 65 kg, 72 kg, 80 kg, + 80 kg

Youth (M): 53 kg, 58 kg, 64 kg, 71 kg, 79 kg, 88 kg, 98 kg, +98 kg

Juniors (W): 50 kg, 54 kg, 59 kg, 65 kg, 72 kg, 80 kg, +80 kg

Juniors (M): 58 kg, 64 kg, 71 kg, 79 kg, 88 kg, 98 kg, + 98 kg

The new standards came into force on January 1, 2021. Previously, the strongest athletes were determined in ten weight categories.

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It is expected that athletes from 26 teams will take part in the competition: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Israel, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Morocco, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, USA and Uzbekistan.

The general partner of the World Youth and Junior SAMBO Championships is Rosneft oil company, the official partner is VTB Bank.

The competition will be held in a special sanitary regime related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants of the World Youth and Junior Championships will need to regularly take PCR tests, as well as comply with all sanitary standards.

“It is not the first time that Thessaloniki has hosted an international SAMBO tournament of such a high level. Earlier in 2013, we already managed to successfully host the World Youth and Junior Championships in this Greek city. Due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, this time not all countries will be able to send their athletes to compete, but I am sure this will not affect the quality and entertainment of the fights. Growing up, but already experienced sambists will be able to prove themselves, demonstrate their technical skills, fortitude and will to win,” FIAS President Vasily Shestakov noted.