Matsko delighted the home crowd by overcoming former junior world champion Maja Blagojevic of Croatia with a 20-second arm lock.

It follows compatriot Aliaksandr Koksha’s triumph in yesterday’s men’s 68kg category.

The women’s 64kg bronze medals went the way of Ukraine’s Yuliia Khramova and Russia’s Anna Shcherbakova.

Also securing a second gold medal of the Championships today were Georgia thanks to Levan Nakhutsrishvili’s 2-1 victory over Bulgaria’s Ashot Martirosyan in the men’s 74kg final

Armenia’s Arsen Ghazaryan and Belarus’ Stsiapan Papou were the bronze medallists.

Bulgaria made their mark in the gold medal stakes through Mariya Oryashkova’s winning performance in the women’s 80kg category.

The world champion used an arm lock to beat Ukraine’s Halyna Kovalska in the final.

Russia’s Daina Ambartcumova and Belarus’ Sviatlana Tsimashenka completed the podium.

Despite the victories for Belarus, Bulgaria and Georgia, it was the sport's powerhouses Russia who again dominated proceedings.

As was the case yesterday, Russia won all three combat sambo gold medals on offer courtesy of Alexandr Salikov at 62kg, Ikram Aliskerov at 82kg and Denis Goltsov at over 100kg.

All three triumphed in their finals at the expense of Ukrainian opposition with Salikov defeating Oleksandr Voropaiev 5-1, Aliskerov thrashing Dmytro Batok 11-0 and Goltsov easing to an 11-1 victory over Razmik Tonoyan to round out the second day’s action.

Bronze medals were claimed by Germany’s Nick Schander and Armenia’s Kolya Karapetyan at 62kg, Estonia’s Ilia Drovnjasin and Lithuania’s Mindaugas Verzbickas at 82kg, and Lithuania’s Eimantas Vaikasas and Belarus’ Artur Zakharenka at over 100kg.

Two of Russia’s other three gold medals came in men’s competition as Vladimir Gladkikh beat Georgia’s Vakhtangi Chidrashvili to the 57kg title with an arm lock and world champion Vyacheslav Mikhaylin overcame Moldova’s Denis Tachii 8-0 in the 100kg final.

Armenia’s Maksim Manukyan and Belarus’ Uladzislau Burdz were the 57kg bronze medallists, while Ukraine’s Andrii Boloban and Belarus’ Andrei Kazusionak shared the third step of the 100kg podium.

Anastasia Polikarpova was the first Russian to taste victory today, defeating Ukraine’s Mariia Buiok in the women’s 52kg final.

Bulgaria’s Magdalena Varbanova and Belarus’ Maryna Zharskaya came away with the bronze medals.

Action in Minsk is due to conclude tomorrow when a further nine categories take centre stage, comprising the men’s 62kg, 82kg and over 100kg, the women’s 56kg, 68kg and over 80kg and combat sambo’s 52kg, 68kg and 90kg.

Russia will be looking to add to the 11 gold medals they have already won.