The ability to speak and fight for a medal at the First European Games in Baku is a great pride for the Russian sambists, Sergey Yeliseyev, the President of All-Russian and European Sambo Federation, told Vestnik Kavkaza during a press conference. The event was held at the Russian Olympic Committee and was devoted to the participation of Russian athletes at the European Games in Baku.
The event was held at the Russian Olympic Committee and was devoted to the participation of Russian athletes at the European Games in Baku.According to him, the European Championship in Croatia has shown that the level of competition at the European Games in Baku will be very high. The president of the All-Russian Sambo Federation admitted that he was impressed by the attitude of the Azerbaijani leadership towards the upcoming competitions.
According to him, the European Championship in Croatia has shown that the level of competition at the European Games in Baku will be very high. The president of the All-Russian Sambo Federation admitted that he was impressed by the attitude of the Azerbaijani leadership towards the upcoming competitions.
Sergey Yeliseyev told Vestnik Kavkaza that Russia's sambists have come long way to get to this level of competition. "I think this is a historic event, when the First European Games involve our sport. I hope we will perform adequately. We have a very interesting team. I hope that everyone will like our sport, and we will be the leaders," the president of All-Russian and European Sambo Federation said.
According to him, today there is no dominant country in this sport. "Romania, France, Italy and Bulgaria have very good athletes. The Japanese won two golds at the last world championships, I think the Mongols will also intervene. And, of course, the Georgians, Belarusians, Ukrainians are those competitors that are constantly hot on our heels," Yeliseyev said.
"I believe that the inclusion of Sambo in the program of the First European Games is a victory. The victory of our state is that we were able to promote it. We had a very large work in this direction, combining our efforts – the Ministry of Sports and the Olympic Committee and the International Federation," Sergey Yeliseyev concluded.
