Friday, 18 December 2020
A memorial to the founders of sambo - Vasily Oshchepkov, Anatoly Kharlampiev and Viktor Spiridonov has been unveiled in Moscow on what has been described as a historic day for the sport.
The unveiling took place today during a ceremony prior to the start of competition in the International Sambo Federation (FIAS) World Cup, with the reveal taking place on the Alley of Sports Glory, outside the competition venue - the Luzhniki Sports Complex.
The monument reads: To the founders of SAMBO in Russia V. A. Spiridonov, V. S. Oshchepkov and A. A. Kharlampiev.
FIAS President Vasily Shestakov described the unveiling as a historic moment for the sambo world.