80 athletes on Sakhalin entered the fight for medals at the SAMBO tournament

The day before, on January 14, the XV regional sambo tournament dedicated to the 130th anniversary of the birth of Vasily Sergeyevich Oshchepkov, an amazing person from Sakhalin and the creator of the self-defense system without weapons – sambo, opened in Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinsky. 80 athletes came to the competition. about this in his Telegram channel said the Minister of Sports of the Sakhalin Region Artem Podshivalov.

“Oshchepkov studied various martial arts and, on their basis, developed his own effective system of hand-to-hand combat using throws. This system has become our national sport,” wrote Podshivalov.

According to the minister, 80 athletes from Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsk, Tymovsky, Nogliksky, Poronaysky, Dolinsky districts and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk came to the tournament. Sambists will show their skills today, January 15th.

“It is no coincidence that the competitions are held in Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinsky. This is the place where Vasily Oshchepkov, a Soviet intelligence officer and founder of Sambo, was born. Here he is remembered and loved. I am proud that the history of SAMBO, my favorite sport, is so closely connected with our islands, our country and our common victories,” Artem Podshivalov concluded.