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The Russians won three gold medals at the start of the World SAMBO Championships
Svetlana Uvarova / Photo: © All-Russian Sambo Federation
Russian sambo wrestlers won three gold medals at the start of the World Championship, which is taking place in Bishkek.
Svetlana Uvarova won gold in the weight category up to 59 kg, Sayan Khertek won in the weight category up to 58 kg. Viktor Nemkov, former champion of M-1 Challenge, became the winner of the combat sambo tournament in the category up to 98 kg.
Also on the first day of the tournament, Ekaterina Syshchikova (up to 54) won silver, Ekaterina Khasanova (up to 50 kg) and Ivan Lozhkin (up to 79 kg, combat sambo) won bronze.
Russian athletes compete at the World Championships in a neutral status under the flag of the International SAMBO Federation (FIAS).
Source: Sportbox
