International SAMBO Tournament in Memory of Vitaly Gordeev was held in Issyk-Kul

In the Kyrgyz city of Cholpon-Ata on Lake Issyk-Kul, the 34th International Tournament in Sports and Combat SAMBO in memory of the internationalist warrior, Knight of the Order of the Red Star Vitaly Gordeev was held. The competition was attended by about 200 athletes from Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, France and Kyrgyzstan.

“More than 20 international masters of sports fought for the final, including two-time world champion Russian Sheikh-Mansur Khabibulaev, world and European champion Frenchwoman Laure Fournier, European champion Russian Evgeny Maksimov, silver medalist of the world championship Uzbek Lutfulla Saydamatov and others”, - declared in the federation.

At the end of the competition, the medals were distributed as follows:

Sports SAMBO (men)

Kyrgyzstan: three gold, five silver and nine bronze medals.

Russia: one gold and two bronze medals.

Uzbekistan: two gold and one silver medals.

Sports SAMBO (women)

Kyrgyzstan: two gold, four silver and seven bronze medals.

Kazakhstan: two gold, one silver and one bronze medals.

Uzbekistan: one bronze medal.

World Champion Laure Fournier won gold for France.

Combat SAMBO (men)

Kyrgyzstan: five gold, five silver and 11 bronze medals.

Russia: one gold and one bronze medal.

Uzbekistan: one gold and two silver medals.

After the tournament, a training camp took place. During 4 days, from 8 to 11 August, the athletes held a number of joint training sessions and sparring fights, and also took part in an anti-doping seminar on the topic "National Anti-Doping Rules."