Ukraine's Svitlana Yaromka was the only non-Russian winner today ©FIAS

Ukraine's Svitlana Yaromka prevented Russia from sealing a 100 per cent record on the final day of the World Sambo Championships here in Sofia as she was victorious in the women's over-80 kilogram final.

Yaromka was the only athlete capable of halting total dominance today as she eased to a 7-1 victory over Russian Anna Balashova.

Nina Cutro-Kelly of the United States secured one bronze in the category while the second was won by Elene Kebadze of Georgia.

All of the other eight gold medals on offer today were swept up by Russia who have been sublime all week in a sport they traditionally excel at. 

In the first final of the evening, Anastasia Valova defeated Ukrainian Nataliya Ilkiv to claim the women's 56kg gold medal.

Laure Fournier secured France their single medal in women's competition this week as she took one bronze, while Serbian Jovana Rogic claimed the other.

Completing the women's action was the 68kg division which was won by Marina Mokhnatkina.

She dispatched Finland's Johanna Ylinen in the final, while Kazakhstan’s Dildash Kuryshbayeva and Ivana Jandric of Serbia won their respective bronze medal bouts.

Ikram Aliskerov (left) overcame home favourite Nikola Dipchikov (right) in the 90kg final in what was an exhilarating bout ©ITG
Ikram Aliskerov (left) overcame home favourite Nikola Dipchikov (right) in the 90kg final in what was an exhilarating bout ©ITG

One category in which Russia has been untouchable this week is the men's combat sambo category where, after today's three gold medals, they have won nine out of a possible nine.

Anatoliy Stishak won the first title today as he defeated Sergii Chornyi in the the final of the 52kg competition, while Kyrgyzstan’s Mukhametali Ergeshev and Novruz Atayev of Turkmenistan secured double Asian bronze medals.

Ruslan Gasankhanov then put Russia on the brink of an emphatic combat sambo medal haul when he overcame Armenian Vachik Vardanyan in the 60kg division.

Nurgeldi Kiyalbekov of Kazakhstan secured his country's third combat sambo bronze medal this week while French competitor Antoine Lefevre was his nation's sole combat medallist. 

The 100 per cent record was then complete in the final bout of the evening when Ikram Aliskerov overcame home favourite Nikola Dipchikov in the 90kg event, in what was a thrilling way to bring proceedings to a close.

Dipchikov had the whole arena behind him and dazed Aliskerov early on, forcing him to draw blood.

After the arena staff had quickly wiped down the surface Aliskerov, wounded and fading, showed his class as he produced a stunning set of moves in the closing stages to take the gold medal.

A Closing Ceremony brought proceedings here in Sofia to a close following the conclusion of competition this evening ©FIAS
A Closing Ceremony brought proceedings here in Sofia to a close following the conclusion of competition this evening ©FIAS

Dmytro Batok of Ukraine and Zhanybek Amatov of Kyrgyzstan both secured the bronze medals in the division.

Earlier in the day, in men's sport sambo, Sergey Kiryuchin produced a fine performance when he overcame Georgian Niko Kutsia in the final of the 82kg category after David Grigoryan of Armenia and Belarus' Tsimafei Yemelyanau secured bronze medals.

Further Russian success came as Ilya Khlybov defeated Bulgarian Boris Borisov in the final of the 62kg tournament to the disappointment of those inside Arena Armeec.

Zviadi Odoshashvili of Georgia and Belarus’ Vae Tutkhalian were both feeling much more positive, however, as they secured bronze medals.

In the final men's competition of the day, Artem Osipenko rounded off a phenomenal day for Russia as he claimed their eighth gold in the over-100kg category.

Bronze medals for both Kazakh Erassyl Kazhybayav and Georgian Beka Berdzenishvili completed the action.

Following the conclusion of today's action, the Closing Ceremony was held.

Rumen Stoilov, the President of the Bulgarian Sambo Federation, handed the President of the Russian Sambo Federation and FIAS vice-President, Sergey Eliseev, a FIAS flag as Sochi prepares to host the next edition of the World Championships next year.