Tambov athletes returned with medals of the world championship in universal combat

Four representatives of the Tambov region in the Russian national team climbed the pedestal of the world championship in universal sports. Ilya Lenkov, Konstantin Memedeykin, Alexander Hovhannesov and Daria Krasnoslobodtseva brought one silver and several bronze awards to the team’s treasury.

The Minister of Sports of the region Pavel Gritskov noted that the Tambov school of universal combat consistently shows high results at the international level. According to him, six athletes of the region were selected for the Russian national team, and four of them became prize-winners. He thanked coaches Alexander Medvedev, Sergey Ryazanov and Oleg Prokudin for training athletes and wished the students new victories and a successful sports career.

Daria Krasnoslobodtseva (coach Oleg Prokudin) won bronze in the discipline “light” and silver in “classics”. Alexander Hovhannesov under the leadership of Sergei Ryazanov twice became a bronze medalist among young men 16-17 years old in weight up to 75 kg. Ilya Lenkov (12-13 years old, up to 55 kg) and Konstantin Memedeikin (14-15 years old, 55 kg), who train with Valery Medvedev, were also among the winners. Memedeikin in addition met the standard of the first adult category.

The competition was hosted by Kemerovo from 1 to 8 November. 1.2 thousand athletes from 28 countries participated in the tournament. The development of sports of the highest achievements is a key direction of the state program “Sport of Russia”.