Sambo is a Soviet-origin Russian martial art, an internationally practiced combat sport, and a recognized style of amateur wrestling included by UWW in the World Wrestling Championships along with Greco-Roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling.
Alexei Yevgenyevich Urmanov is a Russian figure skating coach and former competitor. He is the 1994 Olympic champion, the 1993 World bronze medalist, the 1997 European champion, the 1995–96 Champions Series Final champion, a four-time Russian national champion, and the 1992 Soviet national champion.
Yubileiny is an educational Russian satellite built by NPO PM to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to be placed into Earth orbit. The satellite was launched on 23 May 2008 aboard a Rokot class rocket from the LC-133 launch facility at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, after being delayed since the end of 2007. It was a secondary payload accompanying a cluster of three Gonets communication satellites, and utilised the excess capacity of the carrier.
The World Combat Games is an international multi-sport event featuring combat sports and martial arts. The games were founded by SportAccord as a way of bringing various martial arts and combative sports to an international audience. The World Combat Games are also accompanied by a cultural program that reflects the ancient traditions and values of martial arts as well as their contribution to modern society. The games are recognised by the International Olympic Committee.
Figure skating at the 1994 Goodwill Games took place in Saint Petersburg, Russia at the Yubileyny Sports Palace. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The event, held in August 1994, was delayed by a day after a heat wave, a power outage and lack of air conditioning resulted in the ice not being ready.
Aquathlon is an underwater sport, where two competitors wearing masks and fins wrestle underwater in an attempt to remove a ribbon from each other's ankle band in order to win the bout. The "combat" takes place in a 5-metre (16 ft) square ring within a swimming pool, and is made up of three 30-second rounds, with a fourth round played in the event of a tie. The sport originated during the 1980s in the former USSR and was first played at international level in 1993. It was recognised by the Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) in 2008. Combat aquathlon practice training engagements not only under water, but also afloat, above the water surface, both with or without diving gear, utilizing dummy weapons or barehanded, combined with grappling and choking techniques in order to neutralize or submit the opponent.
The International Federation of Muaythai Associations, or IFMA, called the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur until 27 July 2019, is the sole recognised sport governing body of amateur and professional Muay Thai and Muay boran consisting of 130 member countries worldwide with 5 continental federations after unification of International Federation of Muaythai Amateur and World Muaythai Council. IFMA is officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF), the Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF), the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) International World Games Association (IWGA), and Trim and Fitness International Sport for All Association (TAFISA). Muaythai has been included in many official sport programs such as the World Games, World Combat Games, Arafura Games, TAFISA Games, SEA Games, Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, Asian Beach Games, Demonstration Sport in the Asian Games.
The 2013 World Combat Games was held in Saint Petersburg, Russia, from October 18 to 26, 2013.
Fencing at the 2013 World Combat Games, was held at St. Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex Hall 2, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, from the 24 to 26 October 2013.
Kickboxing, for the 2013 World Combat Games were held at the Yubileiny - Sports Complex 'Yubileiny' Halls 1 and 2 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The preliminary rounds took place on 21 and 23 October 2013. Medals were awarded on the 25 October 2013.
Sumo, for the 2013 World Combat Games, took place at the St. Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex Hall 2, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on the 18 and 19 October 2013.
Judo, for the 2013 World Combat Games, took place at the Saint Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex Hall 1 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on the 19 and 20 October 2013.
Karate, for the 2013 World Combat Games, was held at the Spartak - Sports Complex 'Arena', in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Competition took place on the 20 and 21 October 2013.
Savate, for the 2013 World Combat Games, took place at the Sports Complex 'Yubileiny' Hall 2, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The medals were awarded on the 20 and 22 October 2013. Also, these Games marked the debut of this sport because it was not contested in the inaugural 2010 WCG. This sport was demonstrated at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Kendo for the 2013 World Combat Games was held at St. Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex Hall 2, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The competition took place on 21st and 22nd, October 2013.
Wrestling, for the 2013 World Combat Games, was held at the St. Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex Hall 1, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It started from 23 to 25 October 2013.
Boxing at the 2013 World Combat Games was held at the Yubileiny - Sports Complex 'Yubileiny' Hall 1 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Preliminary rounds took place on the 20 and 22 October 2013. All the medals have been decided on the 24 October 2013.
Ju-jitsu, for the 2013 World Combat Games, was held at the Yubileiny - Sports Complex 'Yubileiny' Hall 2, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Competitions took place on the 24 and 25 October 2013.
International Federation of Amateur SAMBO is the world governing body for the sport of Sambo.
Alexandra Recchia is a French karateka. She is a two-time gold medalist in the women's kumite 50 kg event at the World Karate Championships and a two-time gold medalist in this event at the European Karate Championships.
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