Armavir athlete Sofya Emelyukova took silver of the World Sambo Championship

Armavir sambist Sophia Emelyukova became a silver medalist of the world championship, which takes place in Uzbekistan, and performed in the weight category up to 50 kg.

The athlete from Armavir came out on the carpet as part of the Russian national team. On the way to the final, she confidently passed her rivals, and in the semifinals she won an athlete from Turkmenistan with a score of 0: 9.

In the decisive battle, luck was on the side of the representative of Belarus. According to the results of the tournament, Sofya Emelukova took second place.

“Today I am second. Very upset, going to the championship for gold. I have put a lot of effort into training, now I will be recovering physically and mentally, so that with new strength I am preparing for the next championship. I want to thank the entire coaching staff, especially Rudolf Mkrtichevich Baboyan

More than 500 strongest athletes took part in the competitions, the Ministry of Sport of the Krasnodar Territory told.

Earlier we wrote that Kondratiev congratulated Kuban athletes on their victory in Nanjing.