4 Dagestani sambo wrestlers win European title

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Zagreb, Croatia, May 19, 2015. Four Dagestani athletes with the Russia national team won the European combat sambo championships held May 15-17 in Zagreb, Croatia, the official website of the Russia Sambo Federation sambo.ru reports. The fresh continental champions are Uzahir Labazanov, Murad Kerimov, Magomedrassul Hasbulaev, and Magomed Magomedov.

In the final of the 62 kg weight, Uzahir Labazanov made an early win – in 1 minute 40 seconds he defeated Bulgarian Boris Kandov. In the 82 kg weight, it took Murad Kerimov only 57 seconds to win Ukrainian Maxim Ryndovskiy. In the 68 kg weight, Magomedrassul Hasbulaev trashed eminent Lithuanian, three-time world champion Sergey Grechikha 6: 0. Finally, Magomed Magomedov (90 kg) had to defeat local Vekoslav Yachinivic to earn the title.

The European championships in Zagreb proved to be a stage of preparations for the European Games in Baku. The sambo tournament scheduled to run June 22 in Baku will attract 72 athletes from 20 countries.

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