In the World academy of sambo of Kotovo of the Nizhny Novgorod Region the X-th All-Russian tournament on fighting sambo among the senior young men of 1995-96 of river and young men of 1997-98 of river took place.
On a carpet there were hundred fifteen athletes Moscow, Chuvashia, Tatarstan, Maril-El, the Ryazan, Tula, Saratov and Nizhny Novgorod areas, only 16 teams. During rigid uncompromising fight, having won all fights, the first place was taken by right by Vladimir Zubkov. The second prizes took Dzhavlon Dzhafarov and Daniel Doronin. The team of Tula region is awarded by a special cup "For development of fighting sambo and military patriotic education of youth" from organizers and sponsors of tournament. Train fighters in Sambo-94 club of. Hero of Russia Evgenia Ryndina of the children's (teenage) center Tatyana Burtseva and Andrey Ryumshin.