Sambo (martial art)
International Federation of Amateur Sambo | |
| Also known as | Sombo (in English-speaking countries) |
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| Focus | Hybrid |
| Country of origin | Soviet Union |
| Famous practitioners | List of practitioners |
| Ancestor arts | Judo, jujutsu, boxing, kurash, catch wrestling |
| Olympic sport | No, but IOC recognized |
| Official website | International SAMBO Federation |
Sambo is a combat sport, and a recognized style of amateur wrestling governed by the UWW in the World Wrestling Championships along with Greco-Roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling. Practiced worldwide, sambo is a martial art with Soviet origins. Many of its moves have been incorporated in other forms of combat sport such as mixed martial arts.
Sambo at the 2015 European Games | |
| Highest governing body | Fédération Internationale de Sambo |
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| Registered as a sport discipline | Soviet Union, 16 November 1938 (Goskomsport) |
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | Yes |
| Mixed-sex | No |
| Type | Martial art |
| Equipment | Sambovka |
| Presence | |
| Country or region | Worldwide |
| Olympic | No |
| World Games | 1985, 1993 |
