The 2018 World
Sambo
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Places
* Sambo, Angola, a commune in Tchicala Tcholohanga, Huambo Province, Angola
* Sambo Creek, a village in Honduras
People
* Ferdy Sambo (born 1973), former Indonesian police general
* Khem Sambo (1961–2011), Cambodi ...
Championships was held in
Bucharest
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,
Romania
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from 9 and 12 November 2018.
This tournament, marking the 80th of its kind, included 9 weight categories and three disciplines; men's and women's
sambo
Sambo may refer to:
Places
* Sambo, Angola, a commune in Tchicala Tcholohanga, Huambo Province, Angola
* Sambo Creek, a village in Honduras
People
* Ferdy Sambo (born 1973), former Indonesian police general
* Khem Sambo (1961–2011), Cambodi ...
and
combat sambo
Sambo is a combat sport, and a recognized style of amateur wrestling governed by the UWW in the World Wrestling Championships along with Greco-Roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling. Practiced worldwide, sambo is a martial art with Soviet o ...
. Around 750 athletes from 80 countries participated.
Macau
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and
Saint Lucia
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participated for the first time. A total prize of $216,000 was awarded.
Medal table
Medal overview
Sambo events
Men
Women
Combat Sambo events
References
External links
Competition news
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Sports competitions in Bucharest
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World Sambo Championships
The World Sambo Championships are the main championships in Sambo and Combat Sambo, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Sambo (FIAS).
History
The first World Sambo Cup took place in 1977 in Oviedo, Spain. Two years later, the firs ...