Iranian Sambo practitioners have clinched seven medals, including one silver, at the 2016 Asian Sambo Championship in Turkmenistan.
On Sunday, Hossein Tolou Sabouti suffered a 7-0 defeat at the hands of Uzbek opponent Ozodbek Bakoev in the final bout of the men'syouth over 87-kilogram weightcategory at theAshgabat OlympicComplexand was awarded a silver medal.
Earlier in the day, Iman Pajouhideh and Ayoub Fahimi earned two bronze medals in the combat senior mens minus 62-kilogram and combat senior mens minus 82-kilogram divisions.
Hamed Abbasi and Iraj Amirkhani also pocketed two bronze medals for the Islamic Republic of Iran in combat senior mens over 100-kilogram and sport senior mens minus 100-kilogram weight classes.
The achievements came only a day after Iranian Sambo athletes Aref Kazemi Toushen and Abbas Alizadeh scooped two bronze medals in mens youth minus 65-kilogram and menscombat seniorminus 100-kilogram sections.
The 2016 Asian Sambo Championship kicked off in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on May 26 and will conclude on May 30.
A total of 400 male and female Sambo practitioners from seventeen Asian countries, including Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, have taken part in the event.
Sambois a Russianmartial artandcombat sport. There are three main formats recognized by the Federation International Amateur Sambo (FIAS), namely Sport Sambo, Combat Samboand Freestyle Sambo.
Sport Sambois stylistically similar toOlympic Freestyle WrestlingorJudo, but with some differences in rules, protocol, anduniform.
Combat Sambo resembles modernmixed martial arts, including extensive forms of strikingandgrappling. It was developed for military purposes.
Freestyle Sambo, which was created and debuted by the American Sambo Association (ASA) in 2004, focuses on throwing skills and fast ground work, and does not allow any strikes.
Unlike traditional Sambo, Freestyle Sambo allows choke holds and other submissions. Neck cranks and twisting foot locks are also permitted.
By Press TV
