World Sambo Championships

The World Sambo Championships are the main championships in Sambo and Combat Sambo, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Sambo (FIAS).[1]

World Sambo Championships
Current event or competition:
2021 World Sambo Championships
Competition details
DisciplineSambo
TypeAnnual
OrganiserFédération Internationale de Sambo (FIAS)
History
Editions46 (2021)

History

The first World Sambo Cup took place in 1977 in Oviedo, Spain.[2] Two years later, the first Youth World Championships were held in Madrid, Spain.

In 1984, an assembly of the Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées (FILA), now known as the United World Wrestling, chose to create an independent federation for sambo, the Fédération Internationale de Sambo (FIAS). On 13 June 1984, a constitutive General Assembly of the FIAS was held in Madrid, in which delegates from 56 countries took part. Fernando Compte was elected the first president of FIAS.

The first championships for women was held in 1983 in Madrid, Spain.[3][4]

Timeline

The International Association of the public union the “European Sambo Federation” was established in 1991 and officially registered in 2005. The European sambo federation (ESF) is a member of International Sambo Federation (FIAS).

In 2007 SAMBO was presented at the First European Games in Ukraine.

In 2010 SAMBO was included in the SportAccord World Combat Games which were held in Beijing (China).

In 2012 the European SAMBO championship among cadets (15-16 years, boys and girls) was organised for the first time in Tallinn.

In 2013 SAMBO was included in the official program of the 27th Summer Universiade, the World Students Games in Kazan (Russia) and also into the Asian Games.

In 2014 SAMBO was included into the program of the European Games.

In 2007 SAMBO was presented at the First European Games in Ukraine.

In 2010 SAMBO was included in the SportAccord World Combat Games which were held in Beijing (China).

In 2012 the European SAMBO championship among cadets (15-16 years, boys and girls) was organised for the first time in Tallinn.

In 2013 SAMBO was included in the official program of the 27th Summer Universiade, the World Students Games in Kazan (Russia) and also into the Asian Games.

In 2014 SAMBO was included into the program of the European Games.

In 2015 First European Games were held in Baku, Azerbaijan. The same year European SAMBO Cup was included in the ESF Calendar.

In 2016 First World University SAMBO Championships under the banner of FISU was held in Nicosia, Cyprus.

2017 - World SAMBO Championships were held in Sochi, Russia. A record number of 490 athletes from 90 countries were competing for the titles of World Champions.

In 2018 Orel (Russia) hosted for the first time the World Schools SAMBO Championships under the auspices of the International School Sports Federation (ISF). Athletes from 21 countries took part in the competition.

2019 - II European Games were held in Minsk.

Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Georgia, Italy, Moldova, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Spain, Montenegro and Serbia hosted many sambo championships during these years.

In 2012 at the report-electing congress of the European sambo federation Dr. Sergey Eliseev, the president of the All-Russian Sambo Federation, was re-elected for the position of the ESF president for the next period.

Events

1996 to 2020 weight classes:[5]

MenWomen
52 kg48 kg
57 kg52 kg
62 kg56 kg
68 kg60 kg
74 kg64 kg
82 kg68 kg
90 kg72 kg
100 kg80 kg
+100 kg+80 kg

Since 2021 reduce to 7 weight.

Senior Championships

Women's World Championships was held for the first time in 1984. In 1993 FIAS splits into 2 organisations FIAS East (Russian control) and FIAS West (USA and Western European control) until 2005. In 2005 FILA reaches an agreement with FIAS West and re-assumes sanctioning over SAMBO but in 2008 FILA again discontinues sanctioning sambo. In 2014 FIAS and FILA sign a cooperative agreement:[6]

Edition Year Host City Host Country Events Nations
Organized by Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées (FILA)
1 1973 Tehran  Iran 10 11
2 1974 Ulan Bator  Mongolia 10 5
3 1975 Minsk  Soviet Union 10 8
4 1979 Madrid  Spain 10 11
5 1980 Madrid  Spain 10 11
6 1981 Madrid  Spain 10 12
7 1982 Paris  France 10 11
8 1983 Kyiv  Soviet Union 10 8
9 1984 Madrid  Spain 10+W 10
Organized by Fédération Internationale de Amateur Sambo (FIAS)
10 1985 San Sebastián  Spain 10+W 11
11 1986 Saint-Jean-de-Luz  France 10+W 8
12 1987 Milan  Italy 10+W 9
13 1988 Montreal  Canada 10+W 11
14 1989 West Orange  United States 10+W 9
15 1990 Moscow  Soviet Union 10+W 18
Organized by FIAS and FMS
16 1991 Montreal / Chambéry  Canada /  France 10+10+W 8
17 1992 Herne Bay / Minsk  England /  Belarus 10+10+W 14
18 1993 Kstovo / Omsk  Russia /  Russia 10+W 28
Organized by FIAS East and FIAS West
19 1994 Novi Sad / Montreal  Serbia /  Canada 10+10+W 20
20 1995 Sofia /  Bulgaria / 9+10+W 23
21 1996 Tokyo /  Japan / 18+West 23
22 1997 Tbilisi /  Georgia / 18+West 20
23 1998 Kaliningrad /  Russia / 18+West 20
24 1999 Gijón /  Spain / 18+West 20
25 2000 Kyiv /  Ukraine / 18+West 21
26 2001 Krasnoyarsk /  Russia / 18+West 26
27 2002 Panama City /  Panama / 18+West 19
28 2003 Alpes-Maritimes (C)
Saint Petersburg (S)
 France (C)
 Russia (S)
(West)		 27+West 32
29 2004 Prague (C)
Chișinău (S)
 Czech Republic (C)
 Moldova (S)
(West)		 27+West 23
30 2005 Prague (C)
Astana (S)
 Czech Republic (C)
 Kazakhstan (S)
(West)		 27+West 27
Organized by Fédération Internationale de Amateur Sambo (FIAS)
31 2006 Tashkent (C)
Sofia (S)		  Uzbekistan (C)
 Bulgaria (S)		 27 33
Edition Year Host City Host Country Events Nations
32 2007 Prague  Czech Republic 27 43
33 2008 Saint Petersburg  Russia 27 48
34 2009 Thessaloniki  Greece 27 46
35 2010 Tashkent  Uzbekistan 27 26
36 2011 Vilnius  Lithuania 27 65
37 2012 Minsk  Belarus 27 64
38 2013 Saint Petersburg  Russia 27 70
39 2014 Narita  Japan 27 82
40 2015 Casablanca  Morocco 27 80
41 2016 Sofia  Bulgaria 27 77
42 2017 Sochi  Russia 27 90
43 2018 Bucharest  Romania 27 80
44 2019 Cheongju  South Korea 27 50
45 2020 Novi Sad  Serbia 27 30
46 2021 Tashkent  Uzbekistan 21
47 2022 Bishkek  Kyrgyzstan 21
48 2023 Yerevan  Armenia 21

Note: C = Combat Sambo / S = Sport Sambo / W = Women Events

Other championships

Juniors

Since 1979:[7]

Youth

Since 1996:[8]

Cadet

Unknown.

Masters

Unknown.[9][10]

Students / University

Since 2003:[11]

2016 – 1st WORLD UNIVERSITY SAMBO CHAMPIONSHIPS (M&W, TEAMS)[12]

Schools

Since 2018:[13][14]

  • Inaugural World Schools Championships in 2018.

Deaf

Since 2017.[15][16]

First international deaf Sambo tournament held in 2017 but is not world championship.

Beach

Since 2021.[12][17]

Military

Since 2018.[18]

See also

References
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  12. "Сalendar – Cyprus Sambo Federation".
  13. "Hosted by the Russian Federation, the inaugural World Schools Championships in sambo was a great success". 27 August 2018.
  14. "Winners of the 1 Day of the World Schools SAMBO Championships | International SAMBO Federation (FIAS)".
  15. "First international deaf Sambo tournament held". 8 February 2017.
  16. "The first International Sambo Tournament for people with hearing disabilities was held in Russia | International SAMBO Federation (FIAS)".
  17. "World Beach Sambo Championships (M&W) | International SAMBO Federation (FIAS)".
  18. "CISM signs MoU with International Sambo Federation".
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