By Michael Houston
International Sambo Federation (FIAS) President Vasily Shestakov has reflected on an historic year, as FIAS celebrates the 81st anniversary of the sport.
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Russia won six golds from six finals contested and swept all three team titles at the International Sambo Federation World Championships here.
By Patrick O'Kane in Cheongju
Cameroon's Maxwel Djantou Nana hopes to be an ambassador for African sambo after delivering a World Championship silver medal here in Cheongju.
A blind sambo demonstration held at the World Championships here has been hailed as "really important" by a member of the International Sambo Federation (FIAS).
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Vakhtangi Chidrashvili secured Georgia's first gold of the International Sambo Federation World Sambo Championships as Russia won another seven titles here.
By Patrick O'Kane in Cheongju
Hosting the International Sambo Federation (FIAS) World Sambo Championships could help North Chungcheong Province cement itself as a capital for martial arts, according to the region's Governor Lee Si-jong.
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Russia began the 2019 International Sambo Federation (FIAS) World Sambo Championships in a similar manner to how they fared in Bucharest 12 months ago, collecting seven golds on the opening day here.
By Patrick O'Kane in Cheongju
Omar Lopera and Vadim Rogach were approved as members of the International Sambo Federation (FIAS) Executive Committee during the FIAS Congress here in Cheongju.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
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As the International Ice Hockey Federation prepares to decide whether Belarus remains a co-host of its World Championship later this year, Philip Barker recalls other occasions where human rights has been a key topic in the build-up to a country staging a major sports event.
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