| Competition details | |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Sambo |
| Type | Annual |
| Organiser | European Sambo Federation (ESF) |
The European Sambo Championships is the main sambo championships in Europe, organized by the European Sambo Federation. The first championship was held in 1972 in Riga. [1] [2] [3] Ukraine plans to boycott the 2022 European Sambo Championships because Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete with neutral status. [4] Unlike most international federations, the International Sambo Federation (FIAS) has not banned Russian and Belarusians in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. [4]
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