From February 28 to March 1, the Russian Sambo Championship will be held in Cheboksary (Chuvashia). it will determine the roster of the National Team for participation in the European Championship in Ekaterinburg. In order to represent our country in the Ural capital in May, athletes need to win silver medals, and the winners will participate in the World Championships in Ashgabat (Turkmenistan) in November.
Representatives of the Sverdlovsk region have good chances to compete for the right to participate at the home European Championship. They left for Cheboksary with an impressive delegation of almost 70 people. The largest number of athletes, over 40, will compete in the men's sports sambo tournament, 80% of them represent sambo club UMMC from Verkhnaya Pyshma. For three weeks they have been training for the country's main tournament at the sport campus "Granatovaya Buhta" near Verkhnaya Sysert.
In addition, it is expected that 16 Sverdlovsk women will participate in the women's tournament, another 8 of our compatriots will compete for medals in combat sambo.
You can watch all events of the Russian National Sambo Championship live on the web site of the Russian Sambo Federation.
Schedule of the live broadcast of the Russian National Sambo Championship (UTC time):
February 28, 2020
10: 00 - 17:00 Start of the competition, preliminary bouts (men 52 kg, 68 kg, 90 kg; women 48 kg, 60 kg, 72 kg ; combat sambo 57 kg, 74 kg, 100 kg.)
17:00 - 19.30 Opening cerenomy, final bouts, Awards ceremony for winners and prize winners.
February 29, 2020
10: 00 - 17:00 Start of the competition, preliminary bouts (men 57 kg, 74 kg, 100 kg; women 52 kg, 64 kg, 80 kg; combat sambo 62 kg, 82 kg, +100 kg.)
17:00 - 19.30 Final bouts, Awards ceremony for winners and prize-winners.
March 1, 2020
10: 00 - 15:30 Start of the competition, preliminary bouts (men 62 kg, 82 kg, +100 kg; women 56 kg, 68 kg, +80 kg; combat sambo 52 kg, 68 kg, 90 kg.)
15:30 - 18 : 00 Final bouts, Awards ceremony. Closing ceremony.