Tomsk sambists took five medals at the All-Russian tournament in memory of Maxim Peskov
Severchans Irina Babicheva and Nikolai Karpenko won in their weight categories
All-Russian competitions in sambo in memory of Hero of Russia Maxim Peskov were held in Tomsk.
According to the results of two days of competition, Tomsk sambists won five awards. Gold from the northerners Irina Babicheva and Nikolai Karpenko. Makar Khoroshilov from Strezhevoy took silver, and Daria Dergaleva and Polina Selezneva from Seversk took bronze. The athletes were trained by coaches Denis Vyshoerodtsev, Natalia Vakhmistrova, Dmitry Bogdanov and Kirill Mozharov.
The tournament brought together 264 athletes from 27 regions of Russia. The most worthy candidates will defend the honor of their region at the championship of Russia, which will be held in Penza in January 2027,
Maxim Peskovoy is a graduate of the Tomsk Cadet Corps and the Novosibirsk Higher Military Command School. From the first days he participated in the SVO, and in one of the battles he covered a grenade and saved his colleagues. In April 2022, he was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Russia.
