Aymergen Atkunov from Russia and Islam Gasumov from Azerbaijan will fight in the men's up to 57 kg competition and Azerbaijani Vasif Safarbayov will compete against Russia’s Artem Osipenko in the men’s up to 100 kg sambo event.
Russian Alsim Chernoskulov will compete with the representative of Belarus Andrei Kazusionok in the weight category up to 90 kg. Azerbaijani Amil Gasimov will fight with Stepan Popov from Belarus in the men’s up to 74 kg sambo event.
Aymergen Atkunov took a lead over Vladzislav Burdz from Belarus with a score of 3:1, Islam Gasumov defeated Georgia’s Vakhtangi Chidrashvili with a score of 3:1, Artem Osipenko defeated Yuri Rybak from Belarus (4-0) , Vasif Safarbayov defeated Razmik Tonoyan from Belarus (2-0), Alsim Chernoskulov took a lead over Kanan Gasimov from Azerbaijan (4-0), Andrei Kazusionok defeated Ashot Gabrielyan (3-1), Amil Gasimov defeated Martin Ivanov from Bulgaria (3-1) and Stepan Popov defeated Azamat Sidakov from Russia (3-1).