A meeting was held at the International Sambo Centre between the President of the Sambo Federation of

Australia Savely Timofeev and the Chairman of the FIAS Commission for Athletes with Disabilities Roman

The main topic was the development of SAMBO for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Australia.

stage: "Last year, SAMBO for the Blind and Visually Impaired was presented for the first time in the

SAMBO for the Blind" (sporting class SVI1)."

This is a unique situation, because SAMBO is perhaps the only sport where blind and visually impaired

The discipline of SAMBO for the Blind and Visually Impaired may well gain recognition in Australia.

The Venezuelan athlete Elder Moreno has written his name in the history of the development of the "Blind

SAMBO" discipline.

In 2023, he won a gold medal at the World Combat Games, held in Saudi Arabia, where this discipline was

included for the first time.

At the end of March, the FIAS Executive Committee decided to include "Blind SAMBO" in the programme of

 "I did not manage to achieve the result that I wanted at my first international blind SAMBO tournament

I would like to see SAMBO for the visually impaired develop actively in Latin America, so that we have

"All our thoughts are on the SAMBO World Championships, because for the first time blind athletes will

"People like me also have their dreams, and one of them came true for me at the World Combat Games in

The Venezuelan National SAMBO Championships were held in the state of Aragua from 21-24 March.

More than 150 athletes from 15 states of the country participated in the tournament.

Both men's and women's competitions were held, in both Sport and Combat SAMBO.

The spectators really had something to see, given the development of SAMBO in Venezuela and the high

Venezuelan SAMBO Federation, Cesar Arteaga.Competitions were held for men and women in both sport and

FIASCompetitions were held for both men and women in both sport and combat SAMBO.

They have also won medals at the World Combat Games: a gold medal in blind sambo, a bronze in combat

sambo and third place in the team competition," stated Arteaga.

The discipline "SAMBO for the Blind" (sport class SVI1) is included in the programme of the 2024 SAMBO

The decision was taken by the members of the Executive Committee of the International Sambo Federation

"This decision has been brewing in the SAMBO community and has finally been taken.

President of the International Sambo Federation, Vasily Shestakov.

 Blind SAMBO competitions (sporting class SVI1 - totally blind) in the 2024 World Championships

the programme of the World Sambo Championships.

from all over the world, is an additional incentive for all blind athletes," emphasised  Roman

The President of the International SAMBO Federation, Vasily Shestakov, summed up the 2023 and talked

about the New Year in his speech.

And within the framework of the Asian and Oceania Championships, the opening championships for the blind

for the conduct and organisation of competitions," said the FIAS President.The inclusion of SAMBO in

Competitions were held in Sport SAMBO and Combat SAMBO for both men and women, as well as in SAMBO for

the blind and visually impaired.

Another important event for all of us will be the participation of SAMBO in the Asian Indoor and Martial

Luis Moreno Garcia of Venezuela had a moment of joy during the World Combat Games this October.

He was the first Para athlete to win the gold medal of the games by defeating Moldova’s Oleg Nemtan 7

-0 in the final of the -79kg Men’s Blind SAMBO category.

“This gold medal win made me realise that SAMBO is really a sport that opens up new horizons,” he said

“SAMBO gives you the opportunity to feel alive: a normal life, like that of ordinary people.

And this is the most important element of the sport for me.”

simply to stay fit, or to take things up a notch by competing for their countries internationally”Asked

for a report card on the World Combat Games, Moreno was complementary: “Everything was just wonderful

Ju-jitsu International Federation (JJIF) director general Joachim Thumfart has iterated the importance

of Para athletes in the sport prior to this year's World Combat Games.

Para classifications for the first time."

For us it is important that we give the same opportunities and prioritise equality and inclusivity because

Para ju-jitsu is set to appear in a multi-sport event for the first time at this month's World Combat

upcoming Games alongside aikido, muaythai, arm wrestling, sambo, and savate."

We have one male category for blind people, we have amputees, we have a women's category with mainly

An International Sambo Federation (FIAS) official has reflected on a successful first step for blind

and visually impaired sambo on an international stage.

Blind and visually impaired categories were contested for the first time at the Asia and Oceania Sambo

The model for holding international sambo competitions for the blind and visually impaired has been worked

sambo tournaments for the blind and visually impaired, and their names will forever remain inscribed

Referees play a huge role in every competition, and in sambo bouts for the blind and visually impaired

I want to mention the importance of holding international sambo competitions for blind and visually impaired

Women's combat sambo competition began today at the Asia and Oceania Sambo Championships in Astana, with

Hosts Kazakhstan fared well on the first two days in the blind and visually impaired, and junior and

were two golds for Uzbekistan, with Musharraf Ibodullaeva winning the under-54kg final against Turkmenistan's

Kyzy provided success for Kyrgyzstan against home favourite Aiida Karchayeva in the under-65kg, and Turkmenistan's

Asia and Oceania Sambo Championships is due to continue tomorrow with the men's combat sambo and junior

sport sambo for both genders.

Kazakhstan claimed eight gold medals across the blind and visually impaired divisions at the Asia and

Oceania Sambo Championships in Astana.

The host nation won all but three of the titles on offer in the men’s SVI-1 and SVI-2 categories at the

Beeline Arena in the Kazakh capital as blind and visually impaired sambists competed at the event for

the first time.They dominated the men’s SVI-2 division, winning all six golds.There were all Kazakh

58kg, 88kg, 98kg and over-98kg categories.View this post on InstagramA post shared by International SAMBO

masters and junior combat sambo contests.

More than 600 athletes from 30 countries are set to compete at the Asian and Oceania Sambo Championships

Blind and visually impaired athletes from 11 countries across Asia are due to face each other at the

and head of the Sambo Union of Asia.A total of 11 Asian countries are set to be represented in the men's

SVI-1 and SVI-2 as blind and visually-impaired sambo makes its first appearance at the Asia and Oceania

Sambo Championships ©FIAS"In total, more than 600 athletes from 30 countries will take part in the competition

Blind and visually impaired sambists will represent 11 countries of the Asian continent at this Championship

It is hoped that the inclusion of events for blind and visually impaired athletes at this year's Asia

and Oceania Sambo Championships in Kazakhstan capital Astana for the first time will help encourage

Blind and visually impaired competitors will join participants in the adults, juniors, youth, and masters

 "This year, for the first time in history, the Asia and Oceania Championships among the blind and

part," said Alamjon Mullaev, International Sambo Federation vice-president and head of the Sambo Union

our sport, to create opportunities for holding international tournaments."

Another feature of the upcoming Asia and Oceania Sambo Championships will be the holding of combat sambo

The Kazakhstan capital of Astana is set to stage the Asian and Oceanian Sambo Championships from June

take place in youth, junior, senior, and masters age categories as well as combat sambo for men.The

Championships will also feature medal contests for blind and visually impaired athletes for the first

at the Beeline Arena," said International Sambo Federation (FIAS) Commission for Athletes with Disabilities

become a home for blind and visually impaired sambists, since this center has all the conditions for

In turn, I shared my experience of promoting not only sambo among the blind and visually impaired, but

Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) leaders, led by chairman for the Athletes with Disabilities Commission

Roman Novikov, partnered with the International Sambo Federation (FIAS) to create rules and classify

the visually impaired competitors into groups.

medicine, anti-doping and functional classification of athletes Guzel Idrisova for their assistance in

improving the rules for the blind and visually impaired athletes.The FIAS aims to develop sambo for

blind and visually impaired athletes to have it included in the Paralympic Games ©FIASThe FIAS is targeting

to develop the sport well enough for it to be included in the the Paralympic Games.They were set to

host the first ever international tournament for the blind and visually impaired in Moscow, but due to

Asia is being targeted as a growth area for sambo for the blind.

Roman Novikov, who chairs the International Sambo Federation (FIAS) Commission for Athletes with Disabilities

I believe that sambo for the blind and visually impaired has a high potential for development in this

 "I am sure that in the near future it is necessary to hold continental sambo competitions for this

Uzbekistan has started holding sambo for the bling events in 2022 ©FIASThe Sambo Association of Uzbekistan

as it seeks to develop sambo for the blind.Its first international tournament for sambists who are blind