Kazan will host the 2019 SAMBO Championships of Russia

On March 1-5, 2019, Kazan will become an assembly point for the strongest sambists from all over Russia. The Championships of Russia among men and women in sports SAMBO and in combat SAMBO in 27 weight categories will take place at the Palace of Martial Arts "Ak Bars". For the second time, the competitions will be held in accordance with the new regulations and in three disciplines at once.

The best of the best are going to compete for the right to join the national team of Russia that will perform at the European and World Championships in 2019, so the struggle is going to be very intense. The competitions in sport SAMBO will be attended by such titled athletes as three-time European champion, 7-time World champion Artyom Osipenko (Bryansk Oblast), two-time European champion, 6-time World champion Alsim Chernoskulov (Sverdlovsk Oblast), two-time European champion, 6-time World champion Marina Mokhnatkina (Perm Oblast), two-time European champion, 4-time World champion Maria Molchanova (Perm Oblast), two-time European champion in combat SAMBO, two-time World champion Denis Goltsov (St. Petersburg), three-time Russian champion, two-time World champion in combat SAMBO Rustam Talda (St. Petersburg), two-time European champion, three-time World champion Vadim Nemkov (Stary Oskol) and many others. It is expected that the championships will bring together more than 1000 athletes from 73 regions of Russia.

The official opening ceremony will take place on March 2 at 10:00, and at 17:00 the finals of the first competition day will begin.

The program of the 2019 SAMBO Championships of Russia

Watch the live broadcast of the competition on the FIAS website.