A host of Russian sambists have taken part in a fun video entitled Sweet Sambo Dreams, featuring some of the country's stars of the sport performing sambo moves in a variety of settings.
The video, shared on athletes social media pages and the International Sambo Federation (FIAS) website, begins with a person falling asleep, before the video imagines them dreaming of competing at sambo again.
Russian sambists featured in the video were Marina Mokhnatkina, Vladimir Balykov, Anton Konovalov, Mariia Molchanova, Bratia Lebedevy, Aram Grigoryan, Uali Kurzhev, Ali Kurzhev and Aleksandr Saraikin.
In the video, the sambists are shown doing kicks or sambo-style throws with objects at the camera.
Well-known Russian sambists recorded a joint video on the theme "Sweet #SAMBO Dreams"
— SAMBO FIAS (@SAMBOFIAS) May 20, 2020
Watch the video: https://t.co/TXFbfVtpv3 pic.twitter.com/UqSETw5zFj
Footage was mainly filmed in homes, with some in outdoor settings, before the pieces were edited together.
FIAS has currently suspended all competitions indefinitely and has been encouraging sambists to post fun videos and share their home workouts via social media during the shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Globally, there have been more than 5.38 million cases of coronavirus, resulting in more than 343,000 fatalities.
