Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Chernychenko awarded state prizes to outstanding athletes, coaches and Sambo specialists.
The corresponding decree and instructions were signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The ceremony took place in the presence of Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the All-Russian Sambo Federation Rashid Nurgaliev and President of the All-Russian Sambo Federation Sergei Eliseev.
Eliseev was awarded the Order of Merit to the Fatherland, IV degree, Vladimir Gorshukov was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky, and Renat Laishev was awarded the Order of Honor.
Rudolf Baboyan, Ashot Markaryan, Artem Osipenko, Evgeny Selivanov, Sergey Tabakov, Dmitry Troshkin and Lov Chernosku were awarded the medal of the Order of Merit to the Fatherland, 1st degree. In addition, a number of sambo wrestlers were awarded the medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree, the honorary title of “Honored Worker of Physical Culture of the Russian Federation”, as well as certificates of honor and gratitude of the President. of the Russian Federation.
— The President has set a goal that by 2030, 70% of all Russian citizens regularly engage in physical education and sports. We are moving forward with confidence. This is undoubtedly your great contribution. More than 370,000 children and adults practice Sambo in all regions of Russia.
It is not just a martial art, but an entire system of education. Sambo has a great future in Russia and around the world. In our country, it is developing dynamically thanks to joint projects of the Ministry of Sports and the All-Russian Sambo Federation such as “Sambo at school”, “Sambo at universities”, “Sambo at the GTO” and “Sambo to the villages, » Chernychenko’s press service quotes Chernychenko’s words.
Rashid Nurgaliev said that Sambo did not stop its activities, despite the difficult situation in the world.
— Today’s Sambo is not only the science of victory. It is essentially both a worldview and what makes us stronger. And this unity has spanned almost the entire history of our country, from the Soviet Union to the present day. For many years, especially the last 5 years, when there was a pandemic, when there were and still are difficult situations in the world today, SAMBO did not stop for a minute. Sambo held both national competitions and in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, world championships and European championships. We tried to do this so that our national sport would be even stronger, more mobile and our fans would always feel that this is really our national idea,” Nurgaliev noted.
Source : MatchTV
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