Sambo World Championships from Yerevan in Armenia – Martial Arts, Tuesday, Friday, Nov 10, 2023, Who’s Playing, How To Watch
Sambo World Championships 2023
The Sambo World Championships 2023 will be held in Yerevan, Armenia, from November 10 to 12, 2023. The competition will be held in 21 weight categories for men and women, in both sport sambo and combat sambo.
Who’s Playing
Teams from over 65 countries are expected to participate in the Sambo World Championships 2023. Some of the top athletes to watch include:
- Russia: Russia is the dominant power in sambo, and they are expected to send a strong team to the World Championships. Some of the top Russian athletes to watch include:
- Artem Besskrovny (sport sambo, men’s 90 kg)
- Sergey Ryabov (sport sambo, men’s 100 kg)
- Anastasia Nichita (sport sambo, women’s 72 kg)
- Belarus: Belarus is another strong sambo nation, and they are also expected to send a strong team to the World Championships. Some of the top Belarusian athletes to watch include:
- Stepan Popov (sport sambo, men’s 58 kg)
- Dmitry Bastrykov (sport sambo, men’s 64 kg)
- Tatsiana Matsko (sport sambo, women’s 60 kg)
- Ukraine: Ukraine is a rising power in sambo, and they are expected to challenge Russia and Belarus for medals at the World Championships. Some of the top Ukrainian athletes to watch include:
- Dmytro Kozubov (sport sambo, men’s 72 kg)
- Anastasiia Shevchenko (sport sambo, women’s 52 kg)
- Mariana Bezhinska (sport sambo, women’s 68 kg)
- Other top athletes to watch:
- Davit Grigoryan (Armenia, sport sambo, men’s 68 kg)
- Temirlan Yerzhanov (Kazakhstan, sport sambo, men’s 80 kg)
- Altynbek Amankulov (Kazakhstan, sport sambo, men’s 98 kg)
- Ekaterina Onoprienko (Russia, combat sambo, women’s 65 kg)
- Anastasiya Balinska (Ukraine, combat sambo, women’s 72 kg)
How to Watch
The Sambo World Championships 2023 will be broadcast live on Eurosport and the Sambo.Live video portal. You can also watch the live stream on the International Sambo Federation (FIAS) website.
Schedule
The following is a tentative schedule for the Sambo World Championships 2023:
November 10
- Morning: Weigh-ins for sport sambo
- Afternoon: Opening ceremony
- Evening: Preliminary rounds of sport sambo
November 11
- Morning: Semifinals of sport sambo
- Afternoon: Repechage rounds of sport sambo
- Evening: Finals of sport sambo
November 12
- Morning: Weigh-ins for combat sambo
- Afternoon: Preliminary rounds of combat sambo
- Evening: Finals of combat sambo
What to Expect
The Sambo World Championships is one of the most prestigious events in the sambo calendar. The competition will feature the best sambo athletes from around the world, and it is sure to be an exciting three days of action.
Sambo basics
Sambo is a hybrid martial art that combines elements of wrestling, judo, and other combat sports. It is a very popular martial art in Russia and other former Soviet republics, but it is also growing in popularity in other parts of the world.
Sambo is divided into two main disciplines: sport sambo and combat sambo. Sport sambo is a non-striking discipline that focuses on throws, takedowns, and submission holds. Combat sambo is a striking discipline that allows punches, kicks, and knees.
Sambo rules
The rules of sambo vary depending on the discipline. In sport sambo, a match is won by throwing or taking down the opponent, or by forcing
