Sambists from 28 countries will take part in the World Youth and Junior Sambo Championships in Bishkek

The capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, will host the World Youth and Junior Sambo Championships on October 6-8. Competitions will be held in 37 weight categories in Sport SAMBO and Combat SAMBO.

The general partner of the tournament is the Rosneft oil company, the official partner is VTB Bank.

It is expected that teams from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Bolivia, Germany, Greece, Georgia, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Spain, Italy, Kazakhstan, Colombia, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Morocco, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, the Netherlands, Romania, Serbia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan will take part in the competition. Athletes from Russia, Belarus and France, in accordance with the decision of the FIAS Executive Committee, will perform in a neutral status.

The competition will be held in the following weight categories:

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

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

Combat SAMBO (juniors, male): 58 kg, 64 kg, 71 kg, 79 kg, 88 kg, 98 kg, +98 kg;

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

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

“The National Sambo Federation of Kyrgyzstan continues to hold major international tournaments on the territory of the Republic: last year the World Championship was hosted by Bishkek, and in August of this year the World Cup was held on the shores of Issyk-Kul, in the city of Cholpon-Ata. It’s nice to see how the state’s attention to our sport is growing, and the level of professional skill of sambists is growing together with it.

Often, it is at the World Youth and Junior Championships that new stars shine. Young sambists get the opportunity to demonstrate their best qualities and loudly express themselves. I think that the upcoming tournament will not be an exception, and this time the audience will also witness the rise to the podium of sambists from distant countries of the world, who in the future will be able to compete highly with the traditional favorites of the competition,” noted FIAS President Vasily Shestakov.

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