On September 5 and 6, the traditional international sambo tournament in memory of Andrey Elizarov and law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty will be held at the Baikal Arena sports complex in Irkutsk. About 150 athletes are expected from Russia and from Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Armenia and Tajikistan.

The traditional international sambo tournament in memory of the first head of the special forces unit of the GUIN of the Irkutsk Region, Major of the Armed Forces, USSR Master of Sports in Sambo Andrey Elizarov, and law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty, will be held from September 5 to 6 at the Baikal-Arena sports complex in Irkutsk. It is expected that 150 wrestlers from the North Caucasian, Southern, Volga, Central, Ural, Siberian, and Far Eastern federal districts will take part in the competition. Athletes from Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, and Tajikistan will also come to the tournament.
The tournament will be held with the aim of perpetuating the memory of law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty, strengthening international sports ties, improving the athletic skills of the participants, patriotic education of youth, and combating socially negative phenomena.
The following weight categories will be provided for men: 52, 57, 62, 68, 74, 82, 90, and over 100 kg. Women will compete in the following weight categories: 52, 56, 60, and 80 kg. Men who take first place will be awarded the title of Master of Sports of Russia in Sambo.
The tournament will be held in Irkutsk for the 20th time. This year it will feature such well-known sambo wrestlers from the Sverdlovsk Region as Honored Master of Sports of Russia, multiple world champion Ilya Khlybov, Master of Sports of International Class in Sambo, winner of the World Summer Universiade in Kazan Aymergen Atkunov, and Master of Sports of International Class, winner of the 2009 World Championship Alsim Chernoskulov. All three athletes are members of the Russian national sambo team.
In addition, Master of Sports of International Class, winner of the International Tournament “Yuri Potapov Memorial” Bakhodir Bokiev from Irkutsk, and Master of Sports of International Class, 2009 world combat sambo champion Alexey Knyazev from Usolye-Sibirskoye will step onto the mat. Special hopes among the women are pinned on Angarsk native Olesya Kondratyeva, Master of Sports of International Class, four-time winner of the World Cups, and two-time silver medalist at the World Championships.
Based on materials from the press service of the Ministry of Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the Irkutsk Region.