International Tournament Victors: Sverdlovsk Team Secures Eight Medals in Yerevan Competition
Title: Golden Moment for the Sverdlovsk Region at the Yerevan World Cup
Let's dive into the thrilling two-day extravaganza that was the World Cup in sports and combat sambo, held in the heart of Armenia's capital, Yerevan, on June 7-8. A whopping 252 athletes from 18 countries battled it out for 28 mouth-watering sets of medals. And the contestants from the Sverdlovsk region were ready to pull off a stunner!
In the men's sports sambo, the over-98 kg weight class turned out to be a showdown between two muscular warriors from the Upper Pyshma "UGMK" – Anton Brachev and Gleb Познахирко. Brachev managed to clinch the top spot in a nail-biting final, while Denis Sukhanov shone in the up to 88 kg category, earning himself a well-deserved silver medal after a tough loss to Armenian Gor Aruutyunyan.
The women's sports sambo category saw the shining light of Aлена Алехина, who brought home the gold for the region by outsmarting Belarus' Tatiana Matsko in the final of the up to 59 kg category. Альбина Чоломбитько took silver in the over-80 kg category, losing to the reigning European champion, Belarus' Maria Kondrateyeva. Елизавета Хачикова also scored for the region, bagging bronze in the up to 54 kg category.
The combat sambo took a speedy turn as Вера Лоткова walked away with gold in the up to 54 kg weight class, and Софья Истомина shone in the 65 kg category with a silver medal.
In the end, it was a grand victory for the Russians, who banked an impressive 15 gold, 11 silver, and 10 bronze medals to clinch the top spot in the overall standings.
Now, you might be wondering about the rigorous training that went behind this spectacular show. Well, did you hear about the first interregional training camps that took place in Upper Pyshma? Yes, that's correct! "Oblaстnaya Gazeta" reported on these preparatory camps that played a significant role in honing the skills of the talented athletes from the Sverdlovsk region.
If you're keen on knowing more about the performance of these fighters in the 2021 World Cup, open your search engines to the International SAMBO Federation (FIAS) or the Russian Sambo Federation, or try digging for local sports news from the Sverdlovsk region. You might even stumble upon social media updates by the athletes or their teams – it's all about the hunt!
- Despite the intense competition, the Upper Pyshma "UGMK" team, based in the Sverdlovsk region, made a significant impact in football-style sambo at the Yerevan World Cup, with Anton Brachev and Denis Sukhanov securing the top spot and a silver medal, respectively, in their respective weight classes.
- The Sverdlovsk region continued to excel in sports sambo, with Aлена Алехиna effortlessly bagging the gold medal in the up to 59 kg category and Альбина Чоломбитько securing the silver in the over-80 kg category, demonstrating their football-inspired sambo prowess at the World Cup.
