World Sambo Championships

Sambo competitions

World Sambo ChampionshipsCurrent event or competition:
2025 World Sambo Championships

Competition details
Discipline| Sambo
Type| Annual
Organiser| Fédération Internationale de Sambo (FIAS)
History
Editions| 46 (2021)

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

## History

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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 1984 in Madrid, Spain.[3][4]

## Timeline

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* 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 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.
* 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.

## Events

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1996 to 2020 weight classes:[5]

Men  | 48 kg  | 52 kg  | 56 kg  | 60 kg  | 64 kg  | 68 kg  | 72 kg  | 80 kg  | +80 kg

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Women | 52 kg  | 57 kg  | 62 kg  | 68 kg  | 74 kg  | 82 kg  | 90 kg  | 100 kg  | +100 kg

Since 2021 reduce to 7 weight.

## Senior Championships

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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

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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
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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  |
49  | 2024 | Astana |  Kazakhstan | 31  |
50  | 2025 | Ashgabat[7] |  Turkmenistan | 31  |

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

## Other championships

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* Juniors: Since 1979:[8]
* Youth: Since 1996:[9]
* Cadet: Unknown.
* Masters: Unknown.[10][11]
* Students / University: Since 2003:[12]
* 2016 – 1st WORLD UNIVERSITY SAMBO CHAMPIONSHIPS (M&W, TEAMS)[13]
* Schools: Since 2018:[14][15]
* Inaugural World Schools Championships in 2018.
* Deaf: Since 2017.[16][17]
* First international deaf Sambo tournament held in 2017 but is not world championship.
* Beach: Since 2021.[13][18]
* Military: Since 2018.[19]

## See also

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* Sambo World Cup
* European Sambo Championships
* Sambo at the 2015 European Games
* Sambo at the 2019 European Games
* Sambo at the 2018 Asian Games
* Sambo at the Summer Universiade
* Sambo at the World Games

## References

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1. ^ "Sambo History". Insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
2. ^ "Sambo wrestling's path to enter Olympic program 'is difficult, but possible', says chief". Tass.com. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
3. ^ "Archived copy". sambounion.asia. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2022.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. ^ "Sambo History - International Sambo Federation (FIAS)". Sambo.sport. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
5. ^ "XXXVI чемпионат мира по спортивному и боевому самбо среди взрослых". Eurosambo.com. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
6. ^ "Sambo History".
7. ^ Ашхабад примет чемпионат мира по самбо в 2025 году
8. ^ "Первенство Мира юниоры | ВнутриСамбо". 16 August 2020.
9. ^ "Первенство Мира ю | ВнутриСамбо". 16 August 2020.
10. ^ "Results — World Masters SAMBO Championships (Men) | International SAMBO Federation (FIAS)".
11. ^ "World Masters Sambo Championships (M) | International SAMBO Federation (FIAS)".
12. ^ "Чемпионаты и Кубки Мира среди студентов | ВнутриСамбо". 13 December 2020.
13. ^ a b "Сalendar – Cyprus Sambo Federation".
14. ^ "Hosted by the Russian Federation, the inaugural World Schools Championships in sambo was a great success". 27 August 2018.
15. ^ "Winners of the 1 Day of the World Schools SAMBO Championships | International SAMBO Federation (FIAS)".
16. ^ "First international deaf Sambo tournament held". 8 February 2017.
17. ^ "The first International Sambo Tournament for people with hearing disabilities was held in Russia | International SAMBO Federation (FIAS)".
18. ^ "World Beach Sambo Championships (M&W) | International SAMBO Federation (FIAS)".
19. ^ "CISM signs MoU with International Sambo Federation". 12 November 2018.

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* Ukrainian Sambo Federation: History of sambo
* European Sambo Federation
* http://vsambo.ru/chempionat-mira/
* https://sambo.sport/en/fias/about/
* https://sambo.sport/en/fias/history/
* https://www.insidethegames.biz/timelines/10
* https://web.archive.org/web/20170809090446/http://www.sambo.com/history-videos.html
* https://web.archive.org/web/20170809085945/http://www.sambo.com/archiv.html
* https://web.archive.org/web/20170809090301/http://www.sambo.com/results.html
* https://web.archive.org/web/20170809085935/http://www.sambo.com/2012-06-20-en.html
* https://sambo.sport/en/events/
* http://vsambo.ru/sorevnovaniya/
* http://vsambo.ru/yuniory/
* http://sambo.net.ua/?code=19_1
* http://sambo.net.ua/?code=19_2&id=71
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* http://sambo.net.ua/
* https://crgazette.newspaperarchive.com/cedar-rapids-gazette/1984-12-21/page-20/
* https://www.milsport.one/news/1118-november-2018/cism-signs-mou-with-international-sambo-federation
* https://sambo.sport/en/news/v-indonezii-razygryvayutsya-medali-chempionata-yugo-vostochnoy-azii-po-sambo/
* http://www.eurosambo.com/en/competitions/
* http://www.eurosambo.com/en/competitions/2014/151/
* http://www.eurosambo.com/
* http://www.eurosambo.com/en/
* https://web.archive.org/web/2019*/http://sambo-asia.org/en/
* https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.sambo.asia/
* https://web.archive.org/web/20171022024949/http://sambounion.asia/en/post/sambo/history
* https://sambo.sport/en/federations/
* https://olympic.kz/en/article/7492-predstavlen-logotip-chempionata-mira-po-sambo-2019

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World Sambo Championships

FILA|

* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1979
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984

FIAS|

* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990

FIAS and FMS|

* 1991
* 1992
* 1993

FIAS East and FIAS West|

* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005

FIAS|

* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

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International sambo competitions

World|

* World Sambo Federation
* World Senior Championships

Continental|

* European Championships
* Pan American Championships
* African Championships

Multi-sport|

* Universiade

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International wrestling competitions

World|

* World Championships
* U23
* U20
* U17
* World Cup
* Teams
* Clubs
* World University Championships
* World Military Championships

Continental|

* African Championships
* Asian Championships
* European Championships
* Oceania Championships
* Pan American Championships

Multi-sport|

| Worldwide|

* Olympic Games
* Military World Games
* Universiade

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Regional|

* African Games‎
* Arab Games
* Asian Games
* Commonwealth Games
* European Games
* Islamic Solidarity Games
* Mediterranean Games
* Pan American Games

Sub-regional|

* Southeast Asian Games
* Central American Games
* Central American and Caribbean Games
* South American Games

Discontinued|

* Espoirs
* Friendship Games
* Goodwill Games
* Paralympics

Associated|

* Beach
* Belt (Alysh)
* Catch
* Grappling
* Gi
* No-gi
* Pahlavani
* Pankration
* Sambo

* United World Wrestling

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World championships

* List of world sports championships

Olympic sports|

| Team|

* Association football
* men
* men's club
* women
* women's club
* Baseball
* men
* men's 12
* women
* Basketball
* men
* women
* 3x3 basketball
* club
* Beach volleyball
* Cricket
* T20 (men)
* T20 (women)
* Curling
* mixed doubles
* mixed
* Field hockey
* men
* women
* Flag football
* Handball
* men
* women
* Ice hockey
* men
* women
* Lacrosse
* men
* women
* Rugby 7s
* Softball
* men
* women
* Volleyball
* men
* men's club
* women
* women's club
* Water polo
* men
* women

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Individual|

* Aquatic sports
* Archery
* Athletics
* outdoor
* race walking
* Badminton
* men
* women
* mixed
* individual
* Biathlon
* Bobsleigh and skeleton
* Boxing
* women
* Canoeing
* slalom
* sprint
* Cycling
* BMX
* mountain biking
* road
* track
* urban
* Equestrianism
* dressage
* eventing
* show jumping
* Fencing
* Golf
* men
* women
* Gymnastics
* artistic
* rhythmic
* trampoline
* Ice skating
* figure
* short track
* speed
* Judo
* Luge
* artificial track
* natural track
* Modern pentathlon
* Rowing
* Sailing
* Olympic Class Combined Worlds
* Shooting
* Skateboarding
* Skiing
* alpine
* Nordic
* freestyle
* snowboarding
* Ski mountaineering
* Sport climbing
* Squash
* individual
* doubles
* team
* Surfing
* Table tennis
* Taekwondo
* Tennis
* men
* women
* Triathlon
* mixed relay
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling

Discontinued|

* Basque pelota
* Cricket
* Test
* Croquet
* singles
* team
* Dance sport
* breakdancing
* Karate
* Polo
* Rackets
* Real tennis
* Rugby union
* men
* women
* Tug of war
* outdoor
* indoor

Paralympic sports|

| Team|

* Blind football
* Para ice hockey
* men
* women
* Wheelchair basketball
* Wheelchair handball
* Wheelchair rugby
* Wheelchair curling
* mixed team
* Goalball
* Sitting volleyball

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Individual|

* Archery
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Bobsleigh and skeleton
* Climbing
* Cycling
* track cycling
* road cycling
* Powerlifting
* Shooting
* Snowboard
* Skiing
* alpine
* Nordic
* Swimming
* Table tennis

Combat sports|

* Brazilian jiu-jitsu
* Ju-Jitsu World Championships
* Kendo
* Kickboxing (amateur)
* Muaythai
* Sambo
* Sumo
* Wrestling
* beach wrestling
* catch
* grappling
* Wushu

Cue sports|

* Carom billiards
* Three-cushion
* men
* women
* team
* Five-pins
* individual
* team
* artistic
* English billiards
* amateurs
* women
* Pool
* blackball
* chinese eight ball
* eight-ball
* men nine-ball
* women nine-ball
* team nine-ball
* pyramid
* ten-ball
* straight pool
* Snooker
* men
* women
* team
* amateurs
* six-red

Mind sports|

* Backgammon
* Bridge
* Chess
* open
* women
* team
* Draughts
* men
* women
* checkers
* draughts-64
* draughts-64 women
* Go
* Puzzles
* Scrabble
* Sudoku
* Xiangqi

| Esports|

* Call of Duty
* Counter-Strike
* Dota 2
* eSailing
* FIFA
* Fortnite
* League of Legends
* Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
* NES Tetris
* Overwatch
* Pro Evolution Soccer
* Rainbow Six Siege
* Rocket League
* Smite
* StarCraft II
* Valorant

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Motorsport|

| Auto racing|

* Formula E
* Formula One
* Hill climb
* Karting
* Rallying
* Rallycross
* Rally raid
* Bajas
* Sports Car Endurance
* Touring Car

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Motorcycle sports|

* Endurance
* Enduro
* Beach Racing
* SuperEnduro
* Hard Enduro
* team endurance
* Ice racing
* individual
* team
* Grand Prix
* MotoGP
* Moto2
* Moto3
* MotoE
* Motocross
* individual
* women
* nations
* Supercross
* SuperMotocross
* Sidecarcross
* Snowcross
* Production
* Superbike
* Supersport
* Supersport 300
* Women
* Rally raid
* Bajas
* Sidecar
* Speedway
* individual
* team
* long track
* team long track
* flat track
* Supermoto
* team
* Trial
* nations
* E-Bike
* cross

Other|

* Aeroplane sport
* Aerobatic
* Aerobatic GP
* Powerboating
* Aquabike
* F1
* F4s
* offshore
* Radio-controlled racing
* 1:10 electric off-road
* 1:8 nitro off-road
* Tank biathlon

Other sports|

| Team|

* American football
* men
* women
* Australian football
* Baseball5
* Ball hockey
* Bandy
* men
* men's club
* women
* women's club
* Cricket
* ODI (men)
* ODI (women)
* Beach handball
* Beach soccer
* Beach tennis
* Canoe polo
* Dancesport
* Formation Latin
* Dodgeball
* Fistball
* Floorball
* men
* women
* Futsal
* men
* women
* men's club
* women
* Indoor hockey
* men
* women
* Inline hockey
* Kabaddi
* Circle
* Standard
* Kho kho
* Korfball
* Lacrosse
* indoor
* Life saving
* Minifootball
* Netball
* Padel tennis
* Quadball
* Ringette
* Rogaining
* Roll Ball
* Roller derby
* men
* women
* Roller hockey
* men
* women
* Rugby league
* men
* men's club
* women
* Sailing
* Yachts
* Dinghies
* Sepaktakraw
* Socca
* Synchronized skating
* Tchoukball
* Underwater hockey
* Underwater rugby

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Individual|

* Air sports
* ballooning
* gliding
* parachuting
* paragliding
* Aquatics
* water skiing
* Armwrestling
* Archery
* indoor
* 3D
* field
* Athletics
* cross country
* half marathon
* indoor
* women's decathlon
* relays
* 100 km
* mountain running
* long distance mountain running
* snowshoe running
* skyrunning
* trail running
* Bowling
* Tenpin
* Ninepin (singles, team)
* Bowls
* indoor
* outdoor
* Canoeing
* marathon
* ocean race
* wildwater
* SUP
* canoe sailing
* freestyle
* waveski
* Crokinole
* CrossFit
* Cycling
* cyclo-cross
* indoor
* mountain bike marathon
* trials
* Darts
* WDF
* PDC
* team
* Finswimming
* Fishing
* freshwater
* fly fishing
* Gymnastics
* acrobatic
* aerobic
* parkour
* Ice Climbing
* Modern pentathlon
* biathle
* triathle
* laser run
* Mounted games
* Orienteering
* foot
* ski
* mountain bike
* trail
* Pétanque
* Powerlifting
* Racquetball
* Roller Sports
* artistic skating
* inline alpine
* inline downhill
* inline speed skating
* roller freestyle
* scootering
* Rowing
* coastal
* indoor
* Shooting
* practical handgun
* practical rifle
* practical shotgun
* Skiing
* flying
* speed
* telemark
* Summer biathlon
* Strength athletics
* men
* women
* Surfing
* short board
* long board
* big wave
* SUP/paddleboard
* Swimming
* short course
* Teqball
* Triathlon
* Aquathlon
* Duathlon
* Ironman
* Ironman 70.3
* cross
* cross duathlon
* long distance
* long distance duathlon
* sprint
* winter
* Yo-yo

* See also: World cups

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