On the opening day of the European Championship held in Haifa, Israel, Russian athletes won eight gold and two bronze medals. official site International Sambo Federation (FIAS).
Ruslan Baghdasaryan won the gold medal in the weight category up to 64 kg in the sambo competitions, and Uali Kurzhev won the gold medal in the weight category up to 79 kg. Russian Alsim Chernoskulov won the bronze medal in the 98 kg category.
The Russians Aldar Namsaraev (up to 58 kg), Rolan Zinnatov (up to 71 kg), Dzhambulat Majidov (up to 88 kg) and Shamil Kuramagomedov (over 98 kg) took the first place in combat sambo.
In the women’s competition, Alena Alekhina won the gold medal in the weight category up to 59 kg, and Anzhela Gasparyan won the gold medal in the over 80 kg category. Tatyana Fedorova became the owner of bronze (up to 50 kg).
Athletes from 24 countries participate in the European Championship. The national teams of Russia, Belarus and France compete under the FIAS banner.
The tournament will continue until April 23. Medals are awarded in sports sambo among cadets, juniors, juniors and adults, as well as in combat sambo between men and women.
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