Results of European SAMBO Championship in Bucharest (Romania)

Bucharest (Romania), April 5-9 On April 5-9, in Bucharest (the capital of Romania) they held a European Championship in SAMBO among junior and youth (men and women). The competitions of the young sambists were held in 10 female and 10 male Weight categories of the sports SAMBO. The Romanian capital accepted young SAMBO stars from Austria, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Germany, Georgia, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, the Netherlands, Russia, Romania, Slovenia, the Ukraine, France, and Estonia. About 400 young sambists - representatives of 21 countries of the Old world - fought for the medals of the European Championship in Bucharest's largest sports complex Sala Polivalenta designed to hold 5 thousand fans. Athletes from 16 countries competed for the medals, which is and evidence of the expanding geography of modern European SAMBO, as well as of tough competition at the international level. Representatives of 9 European countries earned the honor to get on the upper step of the podium. Within the walls of the glorious Sala Polivalenta they played the state anthems of Belarus, Bulgaria, Georgia, Italy, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Romania, and the Ukraine. Among the discoveries of the Tournament were the French team who won a silver medal and the Lithuanian team who added gold, silver, and bronze medals to their collection. The Italian team also won the full set of medals (gold, silver and bronze); the home team (the Romanians) won the gold and the bronze medals of the Tournament. Results of European SAMBO Championship 2012: YOUTH WOMEN Weight category up to 40 kg 1. Tzvetelina Tzvetanova (Bulgaria) 2. Lali KURDADZE (Russia) 3. Veronika SUGLOB (Belarus) and Marina BUTURCHUK (Ukraine) Weight category up to 44 kg 1. Ekaterina AGAFONOVA (Russia) 2. Anfisa KAPAEVA (Belarus) 3. Borislava DAMYANOVA (Bulgaria) and Anastasia NOVIKOVA (Ukraine) Weight category up to 48 kg 1. Kristina BUDESKU (Moldova) 2. Anastasia IVANOVA (Russia) 3. Vita VOLNOVA (Belarus) and Inna KHOMENCHUK (Ukraine) Weight category up to 52 kg 1. Tatyana DEMCHENKO (Belarus) 2. Audrey GALDOLFI (France) 3. Rosa KHACHATRYAN (Armenia) and Judita PETRO (Lithuania) Weight category up to 56 kg 1. Natalia ILKIV (Ukraine) 2. Ksenia DANILOVICH (Belarus) 3. Darya MEZHNETSKAYA (Russia) and Polina PILIEVA (Moldova) Weight category up to 60 kg 1. Tamara PANTALEEVA (Bulgaria) 2. Florian ANDREA-GEANINA (Romania) 3. Anna TREFILOVA (Russia) and Ekaterina KRETSU (Moldova) Weight category up to 65 kg 1. Aiko Ri (Russia) 2. Marina GERYATOVICH (Belarus) 3. Georgiana PANTEA (Romania) and Maria MANTALUTSA (Moldova) Weight category up to 70 kg 1. Magdalena PANTEA (Romania) 2. Viktoria KROTOVA (Belarus) 3. Tatyana PUNTESCU (Moldova) and Angelina SUMINA (Ukraine) Weight category up to 75 kg 1. Oksana RULEVA (Russia) 2. Agne SHLAPELITE (Lithuania) 3. Florentina-Alina AURARU (Romania) Weight category over 75 kg 1. Anastasia TRAPEZNIKOVA (Russia) 2. Anastasia SAPSAI (Ukraine) 3. Valeria SMIGUNOVA (Belarus) and Siana HRISTOVA (Bulgaria) YOUTH MEN Weight category up to 48 kg 1. Alexandr FYODOROV (Russia) 2. Jivan GAZARYAN (Armenia) 3. Leri BEDINADZE (Georgia) and Nasimi UMBAEV (Azerbaijan) Weight category up to 52 kg 1. Abdulkadyr ADUKOV (Russia) 2. Iosif MELADZE (Georgia) 3. Grigor MHITARYAN (Armenia) and Yusuf VEHO (Bulgaria) Weight category up to 56 kg 1. Gor MALYAN (Armenia) 2. Egor SMERTIN (Russia) 3. Hristo GEORGIEV (Bulgaria) and Vladimir GORBEL (Belarus) Weight category up to 60 kg 1. Yulian PYATIKOVSKY (Moldova) 2. Zaza ROSTOMASHVILI (Georgia) 3. Ovanes ALEXANYAN (Armenia) and Pavel GLADKIKH (Belarus) Weight category up to 65 kg 1. Rasul GADZHIEV (Russia) 2. Levani KIRKITASHVILI (Georgia) 3. Hayal MIZAZADE (Azerbaijan) and Ivan TROYAN (Belarus) Weight category up to 70 kg 1. Omari NIAZASHVILI (Georgia) 2. Vladislav OGANEZOV (Russia) 3. Ruhin AKHANDOV (Azerbaijan) and Dmitry SMOLIN (Belarus) Weight category up to 75 kg 1. Ushangi MARGIANI (Georgia) 2. Anzor ESAKAEV (Belarus) 3. Aidar KAMALOV (Russia) and Daud MIRZOEV (Ukraine) Weight category up to 81 kg 1. Andrei GORDIENKO (Ukraine) 2. Jeikhun BABAKISHIEV (Azerbaijan) 3. Edik PETROSYAN (Armenia) and Johny TSHTANAVA (Georgia) Weight category up to 87 kg 1. Zauri MAMARDASHVILI (Georgia) 2. Dmitry KOPYSOV (Russia) 3. Dmitry POSTIKE (Moldova) and Sabuhi FAKHUNDOV (Azerbaijan) Weight category over 87 kg 1. Paruir SAAKYAN (Russia) 2. Georgy LAZUASUSHVILI (Georgia) JUNIOR GIRLS Weight category up to 44 kg 1. Kristina BIKBERDINA (Russia) 2. Diana GALYUK (Ukraine) Weight category up to 48 kg 1. Yulia KUZMYAK (Ukraine) 2. Anastasia NOVOZHILOVA (Russia) 3. Indre SAKAITE (Lithuania) and Viktoria KOVALYOVA (Belarus) Weight category up to 52 kg 1. Anna GORELIKOVA (Russia) 2. Gabriela TESCU (Romania) 3. Roksolana MOTSAK (Ukraine) and Katerina NOVIKOVA (Belarus) Weight category up to 56 kg 1. Anna RIGHETTI (Italy) 2. Regina SHATRAVSKAYA (Belarus) 3. Kristina KHRAMTSOVA (Russia) and Gergana VACOVA (Bulgaria) Weight category up to 60 kg 1. Anastasia KONKINA (Russia) 2. Maria PETRUSHCHAK (Ukraine) 3. Tatyana TOKTS (Belarus) and Diana TONU (Moldova) Weight category up to 64 kg 1. Meda BLAZHAITITE (Lithuania) 2. Kristina MENYAIKINA (Russia) 3. Tatyana CHERNUKHA (Belarus) and Giulia ARAGOZZINI (Italy) Weight category up to 68 kg 1. Natalia REPESHKO (Moldova) 2. Svetlana SIVENKOVA (Russia) 3. Kristina ZHUKOVETS (Belarus) and Svetlana TKACHUK (Ukraine) Weight category up to 72 kg 1. Valentina CHERKASHINA (Russia) 2. Ivana YADRIN (Serbia) 3. Natalia BURDYANU (Moldova) and Natalia CHEVKA (Ukraine) Weight category up to 80 kg 1. Teresa YUROVA (Bulgaria) 2. Miranda GIAMBELLI (Italy) 3. Kristina MIKHALENKO (Ukraine) and Ilona FOMINA (Russia) Weight category over 80 kg 1. Katerina KALYUZHNAYA (Belarus) 2. Milica ZABIC (Serbia) 3. Alina GIZAI (Ukraine) and Florina CALISTRECHE (Romania) JUNIOR BOYS Weight category up to 48 kg 1. Artyom SHCHERBAKOV (Russia) 2. Avtandil MZAREUSHVILI (Georgia) 3. Zair ZIYADINOV (Ukraine) and Lendrush ZATIKYAN (Armenia) Weight category up to 52 kg 1. Artur ZAGORDJAN (Russia) 2. Maxim MANUKYAN (Armenia) 3. Kanan BINYATOV (Azerbaijan) and Vadim KHANENKO (Belarus) Weight category up to 57 kg 1. Vadim KIM (Russia) 2. Arif BAGIROV (Belarus) 3. Georgy MASABLISHVILI (Georgia) and Vitaly GONGALO (Ukraine) Weight category up to 62 kg 1. Shmagi LAGAZAURI (Georgia) 2. Vladislav PL?M?DEAL? (Moldova) 3. Sergei USHIVETS (Belarus) and Andrei KOBZEV(Russia) Weight category up to 68 kg 1. Maxim IVANOV (Russia) 2. Mikhail DUBCHAK (Moldova) 3. Vadim MIKULSKY (Belarus) and Rafik MANUKYAN (Armenia) Weight category up to 74 kg 1. Grigory ODINTSOV (Russia) 2.Mikheli CHOKELI (Georgia) 3. Evgeny SLEPCHENKO (Ukraine) and Surik GARNIKYAN (Armenia) Weight category up to 82 kg 1. Amiran YANVARASHVILI (Georgia) 2. Samvel GALSTYAN (Russia) 3. Mger KARAPETYAN (Armenia) and Ruslan DRAGOSHUK (Moldova) Weight category up to 90 kg 1. Ruslan KISELYOV (Russia) 2. Alexandr GOLOMOZ (Moldova) 3. Alexandre MILDIANI (Georgia) and Khikmat ALISHOV (Azerbaijan) Weight category up to 100 kg 1. Andrei KUPREEV (Russia) 2. Denis TAKY (Moldova) 3. Ilya ASIN (Belarus) and Vladislav DIBROV (Ukraine Weight category over 100 kg 1. Daniel NETI (Romania) 3. Ahmed MALISH (Russia)