Ural athletes won 4 medals at the completed World Sambo Championship in Sochi. Alsim Chernoskulov (weight class up to 100 kg) and Vladimir Balykov (up to 68 kg) were able to win awards of the highest value.. Bronze medals earned Valery Soronokov (up to 52 kg) and Ilya Lebedev (up to 74 kg).

Almost 40 seconds before the end of the final match with Georgian David Loriashvili, Alsim Chernoskulov conceded to the opponent with a score of 0: 1 because of the warning received. However, he managed to transfer the fight to the ground and perform a painful reception, which brought the Ural athlete the fifth world championship.

"I had four championship titles and three second places, so I and the coach did not forgive myself if the scales were leveled out thanks to another silver medal," Chernoskulov said after the finals.

A day earlier, Vladimir Balykov won in the category of 68 kg. The debutant of the world championships in a duel for gold medals won the Romanian Laszlo Soke. The battle for gold ended ahead of schedule due to the clear advantage of the Ural athlete.

At the semifinal stage, two Ural athletes stopped: Valery Soronokov and Ilya Lebedev. They could not find any arguments against the Mongolian Maralerden Chimeddorzha and Byelorussian Stepan Popov respectively. For in in their fights for third place athletes were able to win.

It is worth noting that the significant contribution of the Urals ensured the Russian team the championship team championship. All medals of the championship were won by representatives of 29 countries.

Photo and video: Sambo Federation of Sverdlovsk Region.