From October 2 to 4, 2026, the Youth World Sambo Championship was held in Thessaloniki, Greece. The tournament set a record for the number of participants: 713 athletes from 40 countries competed for 55 sets of medals.

The Russian team won the overall team standings in triumph, taking 51 medals out of 55 possible.

Congratulations to the Russian sambo athletes on this impressive result, and we wish them new victories.

@roscentrecy