The 30th International Sambo Tournament for the Prizes of the President of the Republic of Belarus took place in the capital. This large-scale event brought together athletes from ten countries: Armenia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Belarus.
The Belarusian team represented the strongest athletes from all regions of the country.
The Belarusian team won 39 medals: 13 gold, 6 silver, and 20 bronze. Representatives from Russia, Israel, Germany, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan also participated in the Presidential Prize Sambo Tournament.
Gold medals were won by Ksenia Danilovich (up to 54 kg), Maryana Zhukovets (up to 80 kg), Igor Miroevsky (up to 64 kg), Maxim Romanov (up to 79 kg), and Daniil Patachits (up to 98 kg). In combat sambo, Eduard Muravitsky (up to 88 kg) and Roman Damiev (over 98 kg) excelled.
Ruslana Shoba (up to 54 kg), Yana Puzenkova (up to 80 kg), Ilya Lomivorotov (up to 79 kg) and Eduard Belush (up to 58 kg, combat) climbed to the second step of the podium.
Bronze medals were won by Darya Novitskaya, Daniela Zhdan (both up to 65 kg), Varvara Belochub (up to 80 kg), Vladislav Kulesh (up to 64 kg), Kirill Tkachenko, Alexander Kazak (both up to 58 kg, combat), Denis Ignatok and Vladislav Natalevich (both over 98 kg, combat)
