From September 14 to 16, the Russian Judo Cup and the Russian Judo Championship for kata groups were held simultaneously in Derbent, Republic of Dagestan. The Russian Cup featured 85 judokas (54 men and 31 women) from 24 regions, while the national kata championship included 8 athletes from three regions.

The competitions for true connoisseurs of Japanese martial arts were held on the mats of the Derbent Sports and Recreation Complex. On the eve of the event, an introductory tour of the sights in the surroundings of this ancient city was organized for all participants and guests.

The opening ceremony was attended by distinguished guests, including: Dmitry Rebrov, President of the All-Russian Sports Federation for the Deaf (OSFSG); Samilya Najafova, Head of the Department of Culture, Youth Policy, and Sports of Derbent; Ramazan Magomedov, Director of the Derbent Sports School; Soltan Ramazanov, Chairman of the regional branch of the OSFSG.

The event was also honored by the presence of distinguished coaches and athletes, including Konstantin Popov, senior coach of the Russian national judo team.

OSFSG President Dmitry Rebrov welcomed the audience to the sunny and historically rich city of Derbent and wished for further success in the development of deaf sports in Dagestan. He also thanked the organizers of the competitions: the Ministry of Sports of the Republic of Dagestan, the regional sports organization for the deaf, and the Derbent Sports and Recreation Complex.

The heated athletic confrontations lasted from morning to evening, with the strongest performances coming from students of sports schools in Dagestan. At the closing ceremony, OSFSG President Dmitry Rebrov awarded the top athletes and congratulated everyone on their successful performances.

RUSSIAN CUP RESULTS

Team competition:

1st place - Republic of Dagestan

2nd place - Republic of Bashkortostan

3rd place - Chelyabinsk Region

At the Russian Kata Group Championship, representatives of the Omsk region demonstrated outstanding results, taking the first two places. The third place went to athletes from the Republic of Dagestan.

1 - Shadat Maksutov and Maxim Gusakov (Omsk Region)

2 - Mark Baryshnikov and Evgeny Khadyev (Omsk Region)

3 - Kamil Hasanov and Ramaldan Magaramov (Republic of Dagestan)

Text: Nurlan Tazhigulov, Olga Troinikova, Maria Mazhenina

Photo: Natalia Belyaeva, Sergey Belyaev

Translation: Daria Kudelina