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!!! New site has been launched !!!
www.allamericansambo.com - is our new All-American SAMBO Federation website
Stay tuned for further updates, additional content...
[March 1, 2018]
!!! 2018 USA Open SAMBO Championships !!!
USA Open SAMBO Championship - Invitation and Regulations
Championship will be held at Kings Bay YM-YWHA, Brooklyn, NY on Saturday May 4-5, 2018.
[February 1, 2018]
ARNOLD CLASSIC Sports Festival
March 1-4, 2018 Columbus Ohio
[January 26, 2018]
Past Events
Pan-Caribbean International Martial Arts Games XI
World Championship in Combat JU-JITSU and Combat SAMBO
Tournament will be held in Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, November 1-5, 2017.
'$5000 US in Prize Money Award!
[August 3, 2017]
Mr. Olympia 2017 - Expo Event, SAMBO Championship
Tournament was held in Las Vegas, NV September 14-17, 2017.
CONGRATULATIONS TO DYNAMO CLUB SAMBO TEAM! 8 MEDALS, 6 GOLD AND 2 SILVER MEDALS, AT 2017 MR. OLYMPIA COMBATIVE SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIPS, LAS VEGAS. Yuliya Konoplina -GOLD, Gevork Yagubyan-GOLD, Amir Mowlanezhad-GOLD, Shamshat Mamedov-GOLD, Amir Tavangar -GOLD and SILVER, Sergey Shompiyev- GOLD, Byron Oliver-SILVER.
[September 25, 2017]
Results of 2017 USA Open SAMBO Championships !!!
USA Open SAMBO Championship - Results
Championship was held at Kings Bay YM-YWHA, Brooklyn, NY on Saturday May 6, 2017.
[May 10, 2017]
ARNOLD CLASSIC Sports Festival 2017, Columbus Ohio
[March 6, 2017]
Results of 2016 USA Open SAMBO Championships !!!
2016 NJ Open SAMBO Championship - RESULTS
[May 17, 2016]
Matchpoint MMA and Sambo Open Championship
Matchpoint MMA and Sambo Open Championship - Invitation and Regulations
Championship will be held at Matchpoint Academy, 2781 Shell Rd, Brooklyn, NY on Friday April 15, 2016 (4pm - 8pm).
[April 2, 2016]
!!! 2016 USA Open SAMBO Championships !!!
USA Open SAMBO Championship - Invitation and Regulations
Championship will be held at Liberty Bell, Philadelphia, PA on Sunday May 22, 2016.
[March 9, 2016]
ARNOLD CLASSIC Sports Festival 2016, Columbus Ohio
[March 7, 2016]
2016 NJ Open SAMBO Championship
The tournament is organized by AASF and welcomes sambokas of all ages.
[January 3, 2016]
Mr. Olympia 2015 - SAMBO Championship
The tournament was organized by Tokey Hill and Joe Neely (SOMBOJOE) and attracted people from different states, and several countries.
It was held as part of Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness and Performance Weekend which is the biggest event in the fitness industry - See more at: http://www.flexonline.com/videos/general-news/live-feed
[September 20, 2015]
Results and Statistics of 2015 USA Open SAMBO Championship (Brooklyn, NY)
Our Winners
Championship Statistic
[May 19, 2015]
USA Open SAMBO - Championship dates announced
USA Open SAMBO Championship - Invitation and Regulations
[March 14, 2015]
Results and Statistics of 2014 USA Open SAMBO Championship (Brooklyn, NY)
Our Winners
Championship Statistic
[May 29, 2014]
!!! USA Open and Pan-Am SAMBO Championships !!!
USA Open & Pan-American SAMBO Championship - Invitation and Regulations
[February 28, 2014]
Results and Statistics of 2013 Pan-Am Open SAMBO Championship (Metuchen, NJ)
Our Winners
Championship Statistic
[May 6, 2013]
USA Open & Pan-American SAMBO Championship - Invitation and Regulations
[April 21, 2013]
Weigh-In locations
Saturday May 4, 2013 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Hotel CROWNE PLAZA - The Official Hotel of the tournament!
We have reserved a preferred rate of $109+tax for SAMBO Tournament participants. Please contact Hotel representative for details.
For Reservations: +1 877 834 3613
Saturday May 4, 2013 from 4:00 – 5:30 PM
Fight Factory Gym
24 Cobek Ct. / Ave Z / Brooklyn, NY (Tel. 646-401-5657)
USA SENIOR SAMBO ATHLETES went on to compete at the 2012 World SAMBO Championship!
The team didn't take any medals yet but competed honorably and well deserves our applause! Congratulation guys!!!
view pictures here...
Minsk, Belurus [November 8-12, 2012]
Sandy North wins Gold at Grand Masters Judo World Championships in Miami, FL
Dr. North has been a lifelong competitor and figures that he has attended all the IJF and FIAS Grand Masters tournaments. Congartulations to Sandy North for this great achivement!
The International Judo Federation honored and awarded Dr. North with a plaque and applause for their tireless devotion to the development of masters-level sport in the world
view pictures here...
Miami, Florida [November 8-11, 2012]
USA JUNIOR SAMBO ATHLETES went on to compete at the 2012 World SAMBO Championship Among Juniors!
A young team of fighters added to the take of USA SAMBO team at the 2012 World SAMBO Championship among Juniors in Sofia Bulgaria.
view pictures here...
Sofia, Bulgaria [October 11-15, 2012]
Birthday of FIAS Vice President Dr. Jack Kogan
[October 5, 2012]
SAMBO Seminar at West Point Military Academy!!! (West Point, NY)
On September 8th, Andrey Popandopoulo and Vitaly Zaslavsky conducted a seminar for Cadets of West Point Academy
Read more...
West Point, NY [September 8, 2012]
Fight Factory Gym News!!! (New York, NY)
Congratulations to Said Kahramonov (Gold), Russel Cheskiy (Bronze) at 2012 Junior U.S Open Judo Championships!
Read more...
Ft.Lauderdale Convention Center, FL, July 27-29, 2012]
American Sambo wrestlers wins bronze at Venezuela's Albert Astakhov Open (Caracas, VEN)
Congratulations to Arash Romeo Valizadeh Soofiani! Bronze medal at the SAMBO World Cup Stage Tournament in Venezuela!
Also, congratulations to his family, Dynamo Club and the American Amateur SAMBO FederationRead more...
[July 2, 2012]
Seminar for Law Enforcement Officers (Philadelphia, PA)
On May 20, AASF provided Law Enforcement Traning course to keep officers safe on the street.
[May 22, 2012]
FPAS Congress took place on May 6, 2012 (Brooklyn, NY)
FPAS Congress - Meeting Minutes (English)
FPAS Congress - Meeting Minutes (Russian)
FPAS Congress - Meeting Minutes (Spanish)
[May 9, 2012]
Results and Statistics of 2012 Pan-Am Open SAMBO Championship (Brooklyn, NY)
Our Winners
Championship Statistic
Championship Protocols
[May 6, 2012]
Results of 2012 Dynamo Club SAMBO and MMA Championship (Beverly Hills, CA)
Results & Statistics...
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[April 14, 2012]
New Club - JMF Judo/Grappling joined AASF (Philadelphia, PA)
On May 20, AASF provided Traning Seminar at newly joined JMF Judo/Grapling Club.
[April 10, 2012]
!!! UPDATE - 2012 USA Open SAMBO Championship - NEW DATE !!!
Due to high volume of pre-registration and in an attempt to provide the highest level of competition possible, it was decided to schedule competition among Cadets (6 - 16 years old) for Saturday, May 5th, 2012
Weight-In: Friday May 4 (7-9pm) at the tournament venue;
Competition: Saturday, May 5 (9am);
No date change for Competition among Juniors (17-18), Seniors, Masters and Combat SAMBO
Weight-In: Saturday May 5 (4-6pm);
Competition: Sunday, May 6 (9am);
[Tournament Organization Committee]
[March 25, 2012]
News Archive
Approved by the
XVII FIAS Congress Minutes
(November'2006, Sofia, Bulgaria)
In Sambo
Competitions Rules (later Rules) the most important issues of officiating,
competition organization and the work of officials are dealt with.
The edition
is meant for coaches, officials, organizers and broad sections of athletes
practicing Sambo.
The Rules are
intended for obligatory direction in organization and conduct of Sambo
competitions (sports and combat) starting from January 1, 2006.
Part 1. Character and Methods of Conducting Competitions
Article 1.
Character of competitions
1. By its character the competitions are
divided into:
a) individual,
b) team,
c) individual-team,
d) classification (Open
2. The character of the competitions is
defined by the Competition Regulations (later Regulations) set for a certain
contest (see appendix 1).
3. In individual contests only individual
results and the places of participants in their weight categories shall by
4. In team competitions the teams meet each
other and by the results of these meets the team places shall be defined.
5. In individual-team competitions
individual places of participants shall be defined, the place of the team is
defined depending on individual results of its contestants and in accordance
with the Competition Regulations.
6. In classification competitions individual
and team places are not defined, but the results are taken into consideration
to improve or confirm the participants' sports qualification.
Article 2.
Systems and Methods to Conduct Competitions
1. At the competitions the contestants
compete in one group (system with no subgroups) or by means of a draw they are
divided into several groups (system with subdivision into subgroups). In the
last case the principle according to which the best contestants proceed to the
next stage of competitions and the worst ones are eliminated should by
explained additionally. In this case the competitions shall be divided into
preliminary ones and finals.
2. Within every stage the competitions may
be held according to one of the two methods:
a) circular, when each
contestant meets every other ones;
b) with contestants'
elimination after the number of defeats set by the Regulations.
3. The order of bouts among contestants
(teams) shall be defined by the drawing of lots (a draw) and chosen system and
method to conduct the competitions.
4. The system and the method to conduct
preliminary and final parts of the competitions shall be stated by the
5. Systems with different variations of
combination methods to conduct the preliminary part and the finals are
described, as well as the methods of conducting team competitions by the
results of which the placing in team competitions is defined (see appendixes
2.1, 2.2; 3.1, 3.2; 4.1, 4.2, 4.3; 5; 6.1, 6.2, 6.3)
2. Contestants
3. Age groups
All the contestants shall be divided into
the following age groups:
Younger children (Kids)
11 – 12 years old
13 – 14 years old
15 – 16 years olds
17 – 18 years old
19 – 20 years old
19 and older
19 years older
Veterans 35-39, 40-44,
50-54, 55-59,
60 and older
Article 4. Admission to the
1. The conditions of the contestants'
admission to the competition, their sports membership, qualification and age,
as well as the list of documents to be submitted to the Mandate Commission,
shall be stipulated by the competition Regulations.
Participants of International Competitions included into the Calendar of the
International Amateur Sambo Federation (FIAS) must possess the
International competitor's license.
2. Entry lists from an organization for its
members' participation shall be made in the prescribed form (appendix 7) with
the compulsory, certified by stamps, signatures of the head of the
organization, the coach and the doctor verifying the competitors' corresponding
readiness. The date to submit preliminary entries is stated by the competition
Regulations. The final entry to participate in competitions shall be submitted
to the Mandate Commission by the team representative not later than 2 hours
before the weigh-in starts.
3. Admission of competitors is accomplished
by the Mandate Commission including a representative of the organization
conducting the competitions, Chief official or his deputy, Chief Secretary,
Chief Doctor and members of the commission who check entries and competitors'
documents and their correspondence to the Regulation requirements.
The representative of the host organization is responsible for competitors'
admission in questionable situations.
4. Competitors' admission is accomplished in
accordance with the given Regulations but it is permitted to admit to a certain
age group the players who were born a year earlier.
5. Athletes who are of 17 years of age have
the right to compete in senior groups.
5. Weight Categories
Participants of competitions are distributed
into the following weight categories:
Younger children
and schoolchildren
In the junior and senior groups (men and
women) the competitions for the Absolute Champion may be held without
competitors' distribution into weight categories. Minimum weight in such
competitions shall be stated in the
6. Weigh-in
1. The object of the weigh-in is to state
the correspondence of competitors' weight to the limits of one of the weight
categories. A competitor has the right to compete at the given competition only
in the weight category stated for him at the weigh-in.
2. The order and time of the
weigh-in shall be stated in the Regulations. A competitor who is
late to the weigh-in or misses it is not admitted to the competitions.
During 1 hour before the start of the weigh-in contestants are allowed to get
on the scales used for the official weigh-in as many times as they wish.
The weigh-in shall be held one time on the first day of competitions or a day
before and shall last 1 hour. If the weigh-in is held on the day of the
competitions it shall begin not less than 2 hours before the beginning of the
It is allowed to use several scales but competitors of a certain weight
category shall be weighed on the same scales.
3. The weigh-in shall be held by officials'
team appointed by the Chief official including a Chief official deputy (one of
Mat chairmen), a representative of the competition secretariat, a doctor and
two or three officials.
4. Before the weigh-in all the competitors
shall undergo appearance medical control held by the competition doctor.
Competitors shall be weighed in a special room or behind the screen,
half-naked: men wearing athletic supporters, women-low-necked swimsuits.
5. At the weigh-in a competitor shall submit
the document with a photo certifying his or her identity, competitor's license,
insurance, medical control card and the filled in form.
6. Results of the weigh-in are entered in
the score sheet (appendix 8) that shall be signed by all the members of the
officials' team.
Article 7. Competitor's Duties and Rights
1. A competitor is obliged:
a) to observe strictly the Rules, Program
and competition Regulations;
b) to obey officials' demands;
c) to come forward to the mat immediately
when called by the Board of Officials;
d) to inform immediately the Board of
Officials in case it is impossible because of any reason to continue the
e) to shake hands with the opponent before
and after the bout;
f) to be correct in relation to all
competitors, officials, people who conduct and serve the competitions and
g) to compete shaved or with a short beard
of several months growth, nails closely cut, wearing a neat sports dress
licensed by FIAS.
2. A participant has the right:
a) to appeal to officials through the
representative of his/her team; in the course of individual competitions (in
case the representative is absent) to address the Chief official directly;
b) 1 hour prior to the start of the weigh-in
check the body weight on the official scales;
c) in proper time to get the necessary
information of the course of the competitions: the Program, changes in the
Program if any, pairing for the next round, the results of the bouts, etc.;
d) to use 2 minutes in the course of the
bout to get medical aid.
Article 8. Dress
1. Competitor's dress consists
of: the jacket, Sambo shoes and shorts. Besides, the male participants may wear
a protective athletic supporter or non-metallic groin-guards and females – the
bra and high-necked swimsuit.
The Sambo jacket shall be of red and blue color of special cut and the belt
made of some cotton fabric.
The sleeve shall cover the arm up to the hand, the width of the sleeve shall
make the clear space not less than 10 cm in between the arm and the sleeve along its length. On the line of the waist there
shall be two holes at the distance of 5 cm, before and behind of the side seam, to run the belt through.
The belt shall be put through these holes twice and tightly embrace the body
and tied in front by the knot, fastening together its both ends.
The ends of the tied belt shall not exceed 15 cm. The laps of the jacket shall be 20-25 cm lower than the waist line.
At all the official competitions only jackets with FIAS emblem (patent) are
allowed to use.
Sambo shoes shall be made of soft leather with a soft sole and without any
protruding stiff parts. All the seams should be closed up inside.
Ankles and feet at the big toe joint shall be protected by small felt pads
covered with leather.
Sambo shorts shall be made of woolen, half-woolen or synthetic jersey of red or
blue color.
Their upper part shall reach the waist line and the lowest one shall cover one
third of a hip.
2. Competitors shall appear for the Opening
and Awarding ceremonies wearing the sports uniform of their team.
3. It is forbidden to wear during the bout
rings, bracelets, ear rings, chains and other objects that might cause injury
to the opponent.
Article 9. Team Representatives, Coaches and Captains
1. A Representative (head) of a certain team
comes in between the Officiating Board and competitors. In case the team has no
special representative its coach or captain shall fulfill his duties.
2. The representative is responsible for the
discipline of his team competitors and ensures their presence at the
competitions in time.
3. The representative shall participate in
the drawing of lots, meetings of the Officiating Board if it is held jointly
with them.
4. A representative has the right to submit
to the Chief official a verbal and written protest (see article 37) grounded by
the reference to the article and paragraph of the Rules.
5. Representatives, coaches and team
captains are forbidden to interfere in the directions of officials and persons
conducting competitions.
6. In the course of competitions a
representative shall stay at a special place intended for representatives.
7. A representative (coach) can not
act as an official at the given competitions.
8. For non-compliance with the duties a
representative can be discharged from the leadership of the team.
9. In the course of the bout the coach (in a
sports uniform) has to second the bout staying at a special place set for
that near the mat, not leaving it during the bout and not interfering in the
work of the officials.
Part 3. Officials
Article 10.
Composition of the Officiating Board
1. The composition of the Officials Board is
recommended by the corresponding Sambo Federation.
2. The officials shall consist of: Chief
Officiating Board – Chief official, Chief official deputies, mat chairmen,
Chief secretary ; referees, judges, timekeepers, secretaries, announcers,
officials attached to competitors; serving personnel – commentators, doctors,
superintendent and others (calculation of the necessary number of officials
and serving staff is given in appendix 9).
3. The officiating team for each bout shall
consist of: 1 mat chairman, 1 referee, 1 judge, 1 timekeeper, 1 technical
secretary and an informant (announcer).
4. The neutral officials' trio shall
evaluate competitors' actions in the course of the bout: the mat chairman, the
referee and the judge representing three different teams. Each of them
evaluates the competitors' actions independently and while considering protests
and questionable moments shall ground his actions by corresponding Regulations
of the Rules.
5. An official shall have the official's
uniform (costume), the official's card (certificate), the license, Rules of the
competitions and the whistle.
The official's uniform (costume) shall consist of a white shirt with two-color
sleeves (red right sleeve and blue left one), white trousers, socks and sports
shoes approved by FIAS. On the left side of the chest there shall be the
official's emblem of the corresponding category.
11. The Chief Official
1. The Chief official directs the
competitions and is responsible for their conduct in accordance with the
present Rules and Regulations to the organization arranging the competitions
and the corresponding Sambo federation.
2. The Chief Official is obliged:
a) to check the readiness of the venue for
the competitions, the equipment and inventory outfit, their correspondence to
the requirements of the present Rules, draw up a Statement of the venue
acceptance (appendix 10) and also to be convinced that all the necessary
documents are available;
b) to appoint officials for the weigh-in;
c) to hold the drawing of lots;
d) to approve the schedule of the
e) to distribute officials to the
teams for separate mats;
f) to hold the meetings of the officials and
team representatives before the start of the competitions (to announce the
Rules and the officials' order of work) and every day after their end (to
discuss the course of the competitions and results of the day) and also when it
is necessary during the competitions;
g) to take
all the measures to avoid or correct when necessary mistakes made by officials;
h) in proper
time to make decisions on applications and protests submitted by team
representatives (coaches, captains) in accordance with article 37;
i) to approve
pairing off for the finals and appoint officiating teams to conduct them;
j) to
evaluate the work of every member of the officials (taking in account
his/her direct chief opinion) according to 5 point system;
k) within 3
days to submit the report (see appendix 11) to the organization conducting the
3.The Chief
Official has the right:
a) to cancel
competitions in case the venue or inventory outfit do not correspond to the
Rules before their beginning;
b) to
interrupt the bout, to make a break or to stop the competitions in case of
unfavorable conditions preventing normal conduction of competitions;
c) to make
changes in the Program and schedule of the competitions in case of the utmost
d) to change
the officials functions in the course of the competitions;
e) to
withdraw officials for gross errors or those who fail to fulfill their duties,
marking it in the report and informing the Board of Officials of the
corresponding Federation;
f) to declare
a warning (or withdraw from carrying out their duties) to representatives,
coaches and captains for rude behavior or arguments with the officials and
those submitting groundless protests,
g) to delay
the declaring of the technical action evaluation or the result of the
bout if officials' opinions differ and in case he disagrees with their
opinion, for additional discussion and final decision;
h) to declare the final decision on
evaluation of the technical action or the result of the bout in a questionable
situation if one of the three officials supports his decision;
i) to change the sequence of bouts in the
finals if it becomes necessary.
4. The Chief Official has no right to change
the competition Regulations and withdraw or change officials in the course of
the bout.
5. It is obligatory for contestants,
officials, team representatives and coaches to fulfill the Chief official's
6. On the instructions of the Chief Official
his functions at the competitions can be accomplished by his deputy or one
of the mat chairmen.
Article 12.
Chief Secretary
1. The Chief s Secretary directs the work of
competition secretariat.
2. The Chief Secretary shall:
a) to be a part of Mandate Commission
and officials' team at the weigh-in;
b) to take part in the drawing of lots;
c) to make up the Regulations and the
schedule of the course of competitions;
d) to keep the score sheets of the
e) to make up the order of bouts in rounds;
g) to put the directions and decisions of
the Chief official in order;
h) to submit to the Chief official's
consideration the results of the competitions for approval and the necessary
information for the account total;
i) to give information for representatives,
commentators and correspondents if the Chief official approves;
3. To assist the Chief Secretary a
deputy-one of the secretaries- is appointed.
Article 13.
The Mat Chairman
1. The mat chairman shall be seated at the
table while officiating at the bout and direct the work of the officiating
2. The mat chairman shall:
a) to compose the officiating teams for the
bout with the Chief official's permission;
b) to call and introduce the participants of
the bout and also announce its result (in case the commentator is absent);
c) to evaluate the contestants' actions and
situations with the proper gestures (see appendix 12) and taking into account
the opinion of the majority of votes declare the final decision;
d) when necessary or in case of a
considerable disagreement of opinions among the three officials interrupt the
bout and make the final decision after the additional discussion of the
questionable situation;
e) after declaring the wrestler the second
warning invite the Chief Official to the mat to discuss if the third warning
should be declared.
14. The Referee
1. The referee, while on the mat and using
the means of officiating signaling (the whistle, terms and gestures according
to the appendix 12), directs the course of the bout, evaluates the contestants'
holds, actions and positions, follows the course of the bout and provides its
proper conduct strictly according to the Rules.
2. The Referee shall:
a) take part in contestants' introduction,
b) blow the whistle to begin the bout and
resume it after the breaks (if any) in Standing position in the middle of the
c) interrupt the bout:
- if the players get in the "off
mat" position (see article 33);
– if in the Ground position they are not
active enough and don't display any real attempts to apply technical actions;
– if one of the contestants needs the
medical assistance signaling it with the gesture "stop the time";
if some disorder in a contestant's dress is found;
if a contestant breaks the rules or is applying a
prohibited hold and a caution or a warning shall be declared (except the case
stated in p. 3 of the given article);
– at the request of the mat chairman;
– at the demand of the judge if the referee
finds proper to do it at the given moment;
– at the request of the contestant if the
referee finds it proper at the given moment;
– if he needs a consultation in the cases
not foreseen by the Rules;
d) stop the bout ahead of time:
– at the submission signal of the contestant
who is in the Ground position;
– if two of the three officials evaluate the
throw applied by the contestant as a Total Victory;
– if one of the contestants displays Great
Superiority in the bout;
– in case of the decision to eliminate the
contestant from the bout or his disqualification;
e) blow the whistle by the gong signal to
end the bout;
f) take both contestants hands in the middle
of the mat when the result is declared and raise the winner's arm.
3. If the defensive player in Ground
position applies a prohibited hold, the referee without interrupting the bout
demands to stop the application of a prohibited hold and declares a warning. In
case the contestant disobeys, the referee shall interrupt the bout,
declare the player the second warning for the application of the prohibited
hold and by the Chief of the Officials decision eliminate him from the bout
(see article 30, p. 1, a).
4. As soon as one of the contestants is
taken for the hold-down the referee shall announce in a loud voice "Count Hold-down!"
and make a proper gesture "hold-down". After 10 seconds he shall say in a loud
voice "Ten seconds!", and after 20 seconds elapse he shall announce: "Hold-down
is scored!" and with a corresponding gesture show the evaluation of it.
If during the hold-down the defensive contestant assumes the position on his
chest, stomach or buttocks when the angle between his back at the line of the
shoulder-blades and the mat plane is more than 90 degrees, or he will push the
opponent's body off his own, or both of them find themselves in the "Off Mat"
position (see article 33) the referee shall announce "Escape!" and lower his
If the top contestant switches from the hold-down to the painful hold the
referee shall announce: "Out!"
5. As soon as one of the Sambo wrestlers
starts to apply a painful hold the referee shall announce in a loud voice
"Count the time!" and make a proper gesture.
Since that moment 60 seconds are given to apply a painful hold. After this time
elapses the referee shall interrupt the bout with his whistle announcing: "Not
valid!" and resume the bout in the middle of the mat. If the attacker applying
the painful hold, before the time elapses, switches to a hold-down or other
technical actions in Ground position or if the defensive wrestler escapes from
the painful hold and counter attacks, the count of the time for the
painful hold is stopped but the bout is not interrupted.
In case one of the contestants starts a painful hold again
60 seconds are given anew.
Article 15.
The Judge
1. The judge is positioned near the mat
opposite the officials' table. If it is necessary, he may stand up from
his seat and moving along the edge of the mat came closer to the contestants to
see the situation better.
2. The judge evaluates contestants' actions
independently signaling his evaluations with the proper gestures (see appendix
3. In all the cases when to his opinion the
bout shall be interrupted, the judge makes a proper gesture thus attracting the
referee's attention and points out certain moments of the contest.
Article 16.
The Timekeeper
1. The timekeeper shall sit at the mat
chairman's table. He counts the time of the bout, hold-down and painful holds:
after 2 minutes elapse he informs officials and contestants of the time of the
bout, with the gong sound gives the signal of the end of the bout.
2. The timekeeper fixes by his stop-watch
the contestant's delay to come to the mat after the first call and announces
the time after the expiry of the first and every 30 seconds following.
3. With the interruption of the bout the
timekeeper by the referee's whistle or by the mat chairman's indication stops
his stop-watch and by the referee's whistle, starts it again counting
actual time of the bout.
4. As soon as the referee during the bout
announces "Count hold-down!" the timekeeper shall start his stop-watch and in
every 5 seconds announce in a loud voice "Five!", "Ten!", "15!" and after the expiration
of 20 seconds: "Time of hold-down!"
5. As soon as the referee during the
bout announces: "Count the painful hold!" the timekeeper shall start his
stop-watch and count the time announcing the time of the painful hold in every
10 seconds (besides 55 seconds). After the expiration of 60 seconds the
timekeeper announces: "Time of the painful hold!"
Article 17.
Technical Secretary, Informant, Commentator
1. The technical secretary shall sit at the
mat chairman's table and in the course of the bout write down in the
corresponding column of the score sheet (appendix 13) evaluations of technical
actions and warnings declared by the mat chairman. After the end of the bout he
writes down the sum of the points and the time of the bout and hands the score
sheet to the mat chairman to define and declare the result of the bout and
after that writes down this result in the score sheet.
2. Evaluations of holds in succession of
their application by the contestants shall be entered in the score sheet with
the figures 1, 2 or 4, activity – with the letter "A".
Evaluations for hold-downs shall be outlined by the circle. Recording of
evaluations in the bout shall be done in such a way that it would be easy to
define which one of the evaluations was the last. For instance, after the
evaluation of every technical action, except the last one, the sign + (plus) is
Cautions are marked with letter "0". If the contestant was given the first (second) warning, 1(2) it is written down to his opponent.
Total victory is written down with the sign "X" with the explanation "throw" of
"painful hold". Elimination from the bout for the ordinary breaking the Rules
according to the article 30, pp. 1, 2 is marked in the score sheet with the
sign X. When the contestant is eliminated from the competitions in the course
of the bout according to art. 30. pp. 3, 4., the sign X is used with the
explanation "injury", or "breaking the Rules".
A contestant who does not come to the bout, is eliminated from the competitions.
In front of his name depending on the reason it shall be written down "f/a"
(failure to appear) or "med" (eliminated by the doctor) and to his opponent the
result 4 : 0 with the time 0 min. 00 sec. is written down (0.00 – victory by
the opponent's elimination from the bout).
If the bout ends ahead of time its actual time is fixed in the score sheet. On
the left of the contestant's name the time spent for medical help, if any,
shall be written down. While defining the result of the bout in corresponding
columns the sum of technical points and the ones for the warnings to the
opponent, accumulated by every contestant, and positive points in accordance
with the table of article 25, are written down. The name of the winner is
encircled, the name of the loser is crossed out.
It is forbidden to make other records in the score sheet.
3. The informant of the mat shows the
evaluations of the contestants' actions in the bout on the scoreboard or a
demonstration panel after the mat chairman announces them.
4. The commentator announces the Program and
the order of conducting the competitions, introduces the participants of the
regular bout, gives their sports description, clarifies certain regulations of
the competition Rules and announces the result of every bout if the Chief
Official permits. If the competitions are held in two premises simultaneously
they shall be served by two commentators.
5. Depending on information equipment it is
allowed to combine the work of the timekeeper and the informant or the
technical secretary and the informant.
6. In case no commentator is
available, with the Chief Official permission mat chairmen may introduce
officiating teams of the mat, call to the mat and introduce the regular pair of
contestants, announce the evaluations of the holds in the course of the bout
and after its end - the result.
Article 18.
The Official Attached to Contestants
The official attached to the
contestants is obliged to:
a) before the start of the competitions
check the presence of participants on the given day of the competitions and the
correspondence of their dress to the requirements of the present Rules.
b) to acquaint the contestants with the
Program and the schedule of the competitions' course;
c) to inform the players of the order of
their coming forward to the mat;
d) to inform the Chief referee or the mat
chairman if a contestant fails to step up to the mat or is eliminated from the
Article 19.
The Doctor Of The Competitions
1. The doctor of the competitions shall be a
member of the Officials' Board as the Chief official's deputy in the medical
service and take part in its work.
2. The doctor of the competitions shall:
a) be a member of the commission that
accepts the venue of the competitions:
b) check the entries and doctor's visa
concerning the contestants' admission to the competitions;
c) be present at the weigh-in and carry out
the medical control (external examination and the like) of the
d) check the observance of medical-hygienic
requirements at the competitions venue;
e) carry out medical examination and
observation of the participants in the course of the competitions;
f) provide the fighters with the medical
service directly on the mat, make the decision whether or not a contestant is
in the condition to continue the contest, inform the Chief official immediately
and submit the corresponding information for the Secretariat;
g) after the end of the competitions submit
the report of the medical provision of the competitions stating the cases of
injuries and diseases if any (see appendix 14).
Article 20.
Superintendent Of The Competitions
1. The
superintendent of the competitions is responsible for the timely preparation
and decorative design of the competition area, security, placing and service of
participants and spectators, radio installation of the venue, maintenance of
the order during the competitions and provide with all the necessary
arrangements by the Chief referee's instructions.
2. The
superintendent is responsible for the preparation and functioning of the
special equipment and stock to conduct the competitions in accordance with the
articles 38, 39.
Part 4. The Rules of Officiating
21. The Contents of Sambo Contest
In the course of a Sambo contest it is
permitted to apply throws, hold-downs, painful holds (Arm locks and Leg locks)
and other attacking and defensive actions in definite positions of the
I. Contestants' Positions
1. Standing – such a position when the
contestant touches the mat with his both feet only (is standing on his feet).
2. Ground – such a position when the
contestant touches the mat with any part of the body except his feet.
In Ground position as well as while falling down after the throws or switching
to Ground contest, the player can find himself:
a) on his back – in such a position when he
touches the mat with his shoulder blades or rapidly (without stopping) rolls
over on his back; "bridge" position when the contestant with his back to the
mat touches it with his feet and the head only, is equal to the position "on
the back";
b) on a side – in such a position when the
contestant touching the mat with one shoulder blade and his back at the
shoulder level makes and angle up to 900 to the mat; a "half bridge"
position when the contestant finds himself with his back to the mat and touches
it with his feet, the head and a shoulder is equal to the "on a side" position;
c) on the chest or the stomach – in such a
position when the contestant touches the mat with his chest or stomach and his
back at the shoulder blades level makes and obtuse angle to the mat;
d) on the buttocks or the waist – in such a
position when the contestant touches the mat with one (or two) buttock or with
his small of the back (waist);
e) on the shoulder – in such a position when
the contestant touches the mat with his shoulder joint or a shoulder pressed to
his body;
f) on his knees (a knee) – in such a
position when the contestant touches the mat with his knees (or a knee)
and may sit on his calves without touching the surface of the mat with his
g) on the hands (a hand) – in such a
position when the contestant touches the surface of the mat with his hands or
the forearms (a forearm).
3. Standing fight – both contestants are in
"Standing" position.
4. Ground fight – one or both contestants
are in "Ground position".
II. Throws
1. A throw is such a contestant's action
with the grip that makes his opponent lose the balance and fall down on the mat
touching it with any part of the body except his feet, that is finds himself in
one of the "Ground" positions. Counter throw is a throw when a defensive player
responding to the opponent's attack seizes the initiative and applies the throw
himself changing the character or the direction of the attacker's falling down.
2. Only the throws that are applied by the
contestant from standing (before the opponent's falling down) shall be scored.
It is considered that the throw is applied by the attacker from standing
position without falling down if during the throw (from its start to the very
end) he keeps his "Standing" position. The throw is considered to be applied
with the attacker's falling down when applying the throw he switches to one of
the "Ground" positions or leans on his lying opponent to keep his balance.
Any turns over as well as the throws applied by the contestant who is in
"Ground" position are not evaluated.
3. Depending on the attacker's initial
positions the following throws are distinguished:
a) throws of the opponent who is in standing
position; of the same value are the throws when the attacker in the course of
the throw shifts the opponent who is in one of "Ground" positions to Standing
one or completely lifts him off the mat above his own waist and turns him over
horizontal axis while throwing;
b) throws of the opponent who is on his
knees or hands with his turning over horizontal axis; of the same value are the
throws of the opponent who is in one of the "Ground" positions with his
complete lift off the mat but lower than waist line and turning him over
horizontal axis.
The opponent's lift off and dropping him to the same position without turning
him over is not scored. In any case the throws ending with the opponent's
falling down on his hands are not evaluated.
Painful Holds (Arm locks and Leg locks)
1. A painful hold is considered when the
opponent's arm or leg is locked in Ground position and it makes possible to
apply the following actions: bend over (Lever), twisting a joint
(Knot), pinching the tendons or the muscles (pinch) thus forcing
the opponent to give up.
The start of the painful hold is considered after the attacker grips the
opponent's extremities at a certain place to make him feel the pain or overcome
his defensive hold. 60 sec. is given for these actions.
2. It is allowed to start the application of
the painful hold when the defensive contestant is in "Ground" position; the
attacker may stay in standing position.
3. The application of a painful hold shall
be stopped if the defensive player assumes the "Standing" position and lifts
the attacker's body (shoulders) off the mat.
4. The application of the painful hold on
the leg shall be stopped as soon as the defensive fighter assumes the
"Standing" position.
IV. Hold-down
1. A hold-down is a hold by means of which
the attacker during a certain period of time forces his opponent to lie down on
the mat on his back and presses his body with his own body weight (or presses
the opponent's arms clasped to his body).
2. Counting out the time starts with
the moment when the attacker presses his body (chest, side, back) to the
opponent's body and fixes it in the position "on shoulder blades".
3. The hold-down ends when the player who
was under the hold-down switches to positions "on the chest", "on the stomach"
or "on the buttocks" (but not "on the waist") when the angle between his
shoulder blades and the mat is over 900, when he pushes the attacker
up off his body or when the attacker switches to the painful hold.
Article 22.
Start And End Of The Bout
1. Competitors are called to step up to the
mat to conduct the bout.
2. Before the start of the bout the
contestant who was called first (red dress) shall take his place in the red
corner of the mat and his opponent (blue dress) – in the blue corner. After the
introduction, by the referee's gesture they come to the middle of the mat and
shake hands.
Then they make a step back and by the referee's whistle start the bout.
3. The bout ends by the sound of the gong
(sound signal) but not by the referee's whistle.
4. After the end of the bout the competitors
return to their respective corners they occupied before the start of the bout.
To declare the results the referee calls the players to the middle of the mat,
takes both contestants' wrists, then lifts the winner's hand up (see appendix
15), after that the contestants shake hands and leave the mat.
Article 23. Course and Duration of
the Bout
1. The duration of the bout shall be as
– for seniors and juniors (men) – 5 minutes;
-- for seniors over 60 years of age – 3
– for seniors and juniors (women) – 4
for cadets, schoolchildren and kids (boys and girls) – 4
– for veterans (men) – 4 minutes;
– for veterans (women) – 3 minutes.
2. Counting out the time of the bout begins
at the first sound of the referee's whistle. The time of breaks is not included
in the actual time of the bout.
In extreme situations it is allowed to include the time of breaks, not
accompanied by the referee's gesture "Stop the time!", in the actual time of
the bout (except semi-finals and finals) if it is stipulated in the Regulations
of the competitions.
3. In the course of the bout the
contestants shall not leave the mat without the referee's permission.
If it is necessary, the contestant may leave the mat with the referee's
permission to put his dress in order.
In case of an injury the contestant is given not
more than 2 minutes in the course of bout. The medical assistance is rendered
directly on the mat (edge of the mat)
Article 24.
The Number of the Bouts
1. In case the competitions last one day the
number of bouts for seniors shall not exceed 9. If the competitions last over
one day, the number of bouts per day shall not exceed 5. For juniors, cadets
and schoolchildren the corresponding standards shall not exceed 7 bouts in one
day competitions and 4 for those of many days.
2. The rest period in between the bouts
shall not be less than 10 minutes for seniors and juniors and not less than 15
minutes for schoolchildren and youth.
Article 25.
The Outcome and Evaluation of the Bout
1. The bout can result in the victory of one
of the fighters and the defeat of the other or in the defeat of both
2. The victory can be (see the table of
results and scoring in the bout):
a) Total;
b) by Superiority;
c) on Points;
d) Technical;
e) on Warnings;
f) by the opponent's elimination from the
bout for passivity.
Results of the bout
Classification points
TOTAL VICTORY (ahead of
a) Total throw
b) painful hold;
c) by Great Superiority
(12 points and over difference)
d) the bout can't be continued (refusal, injury, time
limit for medical help exceeded);
e) opponent's disqualification for breaking the Rules
(8-11 points advantage)
- the loser has got technical
- the loser has no technical
(1-7 points advantage)
- the loser has no technical
a) under the equal number of points and the absence of "A"
- by the number of technical
b) under the equal number of points and "A" evaluations:
- by the number of "A"
1 or 0
- by the quality of technical
- by the last technical
c) under only "A" evaluations:
- by the last "A".
(with the absence of technical points and "A" evaluations
and equal number of warnings):
- by the last evaluation declared to the opponent.
(ahead of time!):
ELIMINATION OF BOTH CONTESTANTS for passivity or
DISQUALIFICATION OF BOTH CONTESTANTS for breaking the Rules (ahead of time!)
3. In case of contestant's elimination from
the competitions by the doctor's decision directly before the bout or for being
over 1,5 minute late for the bout, his opponent is scored 4:0 with the time
0,00 (victory by the opponent's elimination before the bout ).
26. Total Victory
1. Total victory is awarded:
a) for the Total throw;
b) for the painful hold;
c) for Great Superiority of one of the
d) for the opponent's elimination from
the bout (according to art. 30, p. 1 a, b);
e) for the opponent's
elimination from the competitions in the course of the bout (according to
art. 30, pp. 3, 4 a, b, c).
2. Total throw is considered such a throw
without the attacker's falling down as a result of which the defensive player
from "Standing" position falls down on his back or rolls over his back rapidly
(without stopping).
3. The painful hold is scored if one of
the contestants gives a submission signal.
The submission signal is given in a loud voice "Yes!" or by clapping twice the
mat or the opponent's body with the hand of foot.
Any exclamation from the contestant taken under the painful hold is considered
to be a "give up" signal (except the case foreseen by art. 34, p. 2).
4. If in the course of the bout one of the
contestants scores 12 (and over) points more than his opponent, the bout is
stopped and the contestant is awarded the victory by Great Superiority.
5. With the Total victory the winner is
scored 4 classification (positive) points, the loser gets 0.
Article 27. Victory By Superiority and On Points
1. If after the end of the bout
one of the contestants has got 8 to 11 points of advantage this contestant is
awarded the victory by Superiority. The winner gets 3,5 positive
(classification) points.. The loser gets, or doesn't, 0,5 positive points
depending on whether he has got or hasn't any technical points by the end
of the bout.
2. If after the end of the bout
one of the contestants has got 1 to 7 advantage points, he is awarded the
victory on Points. In this case the winner may not have any technical points.
The winner gets 3 positive points, the loser gets 1 positive
point if by the end of the bout he has got technical points or 0 if no
technical points.
Article 28.
Technical Victory
1. With no "A"
evaluations in the bout and in case of the equal number of points (the tie)
after its end, the victory goes to the contestant who has got more points for
technical actions. The winner gets 3 positive points, the loser – 1 point if he
has got any technical points by the end of the bout or 0 if no technical
2. With "A"
evaluations in the bout in case of the tie after its end, the victory goes to
the contestant who has got more "activities".
If the contestants have got the equal number of activities,
the victory is awarded to the one who has accumulated more points for technical
actions, and in case of technical points tie - goes to the one who applied the
holds of better quality (more holds evaluated as 4 and 2 points).
In case all the evaluations of both contestants are equal,
the victory is awarded to the one who was the last to apply the evaluated hold
in the course of the bout (1, 2, 4 points or "A").
With the technical points the winner gets 3 and the loser 1
positive point if he has scored technical points by the end of the bout or 0 if
he has not.
3. With
evaluations "A" only and no points after the end of the bout the Technical
victory goes to the contestant who has got more "activities" and in case of the
tie – to the one who got the "A" evaluation last. In this case the winner gets
2 and the loser 0 positive points.
Article 29.
Victory on Warnings
1. If by the
end of the bout both contestants have not scored any technical points or "A"
evaluation and have the equal number of warnings, the victory goes to the one
who got the last evaluation for the warning declared to his opponent.
In this case the winner gets 2 positive points, the loser –
Article 30.
Elimination and Disqualification
1. The
contestant is eliminated from the bout by the decision of the Chief official
and his opponent is awarded the Total victory:
a) at the
second attempt to apply the prohibited hold;
b) in case the
contestant exceeds 2 minutes allowed for medical service intervention.
In this case
the winner gets 4 positive points, the loser – 0. The bout is considered ended
ahead of time and its time is stated in the score sheet.
2. The
contestant is eliminated from the bout by the Chief official decision after two
warnings when it is necessary to declare him the third warning for stalling if
the three officials of the bout are of the united opinion or if the opinion of
the officials' majority is supported by the Chief official. In this case his
opponent is awarded the victory ahead of time.
3. The contestant is eliminated
from the competitions by the Chief Official if he can not continue the
competition by the doctor's decision because of some disease or an injury he
got in the course of the bout. His opponent in this case gets 4 positive points
and the eliminated one – 0 (in classification he takes the place in accordance
with his result by the time he was eliminated.
4. The contestant is eliminated
from the competitions by the Chief official (is disqualified):
a) when he does not step up on
the mat during 1,5 minute after the first call;
b) for the rude and unethical behavior
concerning his opponent, participants, officials and spectators, for the
refusal to shake hands with the opponent or doing it tactlessly (incorrectly);
c) for the application of a
prohibited hold as a result of which his opponent gets an injury and by the
doctor's decision can not continue to compete;
d) for the deception of
In this case the eliminated
contestant gets 0 positive points (in classification he gets neither
individual, nor team placing). His opponent is scored 4 positive points.
Article 31. Evaluation
of Holds
1. The holds of the attacker the
application of which has brought him the Total victory, are evaluated by points.
The quality and, respectively, the evaluation of the hold, depends on:
* in what starting position the
attacker was before the throw;
* whether he applied the throw
with or without falling down;
* in what starting position the
defensive fighter was before the throw;
* on what part of the body he
fell as a result of the opponent's throw.
2. 4 points are awarded:
a) for the throw from Standing
position with the attacker's falling down when his opponent falls on the back;
b) for the throw from Standing position
without the attacker's falling down when the opponent falls on his side;
c) for 20 second hold-down.
3. 2 points are awarded:
a) for the throw from Standing
position with the attacker's falling down when the opponent falls on his side;
b) for the throw from Standing
position without the attacker's falling down when his opponent falls on the
chest, stomach, buttocks, waist or shoulder;
c) for the throw without falling
down when the opponent, who was on his knees or hands before the throw, falls
on the back;
d) for over 10 second incomplete
e) for the second warning
declared to his opponent.
4. 1 point is awarded:
a) for the throw with falling
down from Standing position when the opponent falls on his chest,
stomach, buttocks, waist or shoulder;
b) for the throw with falling
down when the opponent, who was on his knees or hands before the throw, falls
on his back;
c) for the throw without falling
down when the opponent, who was on his knees or hands before the throw, falls
on his side;
d) for the first warning declared
to his opponent.
5. "Activity" ("A") is
a) for the throw from Standing
position without falling down when the opponent falls on his knee (knees);
b) for less than 10 minute
incomplete hold-down evaluated once in a bout.
The attacker falls
Starting position of the defensive contestant
on his knees or
Attacker applies a throw from Standing position
without falling
Without falling
with falling down
On the back
Total throw
4 points
2 points
1 point
On a side
On the chest, stomach, buttocks waist or a shoulder
On the knee (knees)
6. For the attacker's unsuccessful
throw with his falling down on his buttocks, chest, stomach, waist, side or
back, his opponent is not scored any points unless he counter-attacks.
If the defensive fighter in his counter-attack could not change the character
and direction of the attacker's falling down and fell himself in the direction
of his throw, the attacker's throw is considered applied.
7. Hold-down applied by the
contestant in the course of one bout can't be evaluated over 4 points in the
sum. That is why if a complete hold-down is applied all the points scored prior
to that or "activity" for the incomplete hold-down are annulled. Besides,
"activity" for the incomplete hold-down is annulled in case the evaluated as 2
points incomplete "hold-down" is applied.
8. When the bout is interrupted by
the request of the contestant who is under the hold-down, his opponent in case
he didn't break the Rules is scored as follows:
a) 4 points – if 20 seconds and
over are left from the start of the hold-down to the end of the bout;
b) 2 points – if it is less than 20
seconds but over 10 sec left to the end of the bout;
c) Total Victory - if the
wrestler taken under the hold-down gives the submission signal.
Article 32. Stalling
Stalling is considered to be:
a) intentional stepping off the mat
in Standing position or crawling off in Ground position;
b) no real attempts to apply holds
in Standing position;
c) imitation of attacks (false
attack); to assume exclusively the defensive posture in Standing combat;
d) stalling from the holds in
Standing position;
e) switching to Ground positions
with no real attempts to apply a hold;
f) obvious pushing the
opponent off the mat.
33. Fight at the Edge of the Mat
1. "Off mat" position (beyond the
edge of the mat) is considered to be if:
a) in Standing fight one of the
contestants steps off the mat with his foot;
b) in Ground position one of the
fighters is off the edge of the mat with the half of his body up to the waist
line or shoulder blades and buttocks.
2. In the bout the "off mat"
position is defined by the referee and in case of a dispute – by the majority
of the three officials.
3. If the contestants find
themselves in the "off mat" position, by the referee's whistle they shall
return to the middle of the mat and resume the bout in Standing position.
Without the referee's whistle a contestant shall not stop fighting at the edge
of the mat and invite his opponent to the middle. The opponent has the right to
apply a hold if there was no whistle.
4. The throw (counter-throw)
started on the mat is also evaluated if it ends off the mat in protection zone.
The throw started in the "off mat" position is not scored.
5. It is permitted to apply a
hold-down or a painful hold started on the mat while one of the contestants
contacts the central fighting zone of the mat.
34. Prohibitions and Illegal Holds
1. In Sambo competitions it is
a) to throw the opponent on
the head, throw with the painful grip ("Knot", "Lever") and throw the opponent
while falling down on him heavily with the whole body:
b) to apply strangle holds, squeeze
the opponent's mouth and nose thus preventing his breathing;
c) to strike blows, scratch and
d) to apply any painful hods on the
spine, twist the neck, squeeze the opponent's head with the arms or legs or
press it to the mat, cross the legs on the opponent's body;
e) to rest the hands (arms), legs
or the head against opponent's face;
f) to press any part of opponent's
body from above by the elbow or the knee;
g) to apply holds on opponent's
fingers and toes;
h) to apply Arm Bar (bringing the
opponent's arm behind his back); painful holds on hands;
i) to twist the opponent's foot by
the heel and apply "knots" on the foot;
j) to apply "Lever" of the
knee, overbending the leg contrary its natural bend;
k) to apply painful holds in
Standing position;
l) to apply painful holds by jerks.
2. If officials do not notice the
application of the illegal hold, the victim is allowed to give the signal in a
voice or by the gesture.
The false signal is considered and
penalized as an illegal hold.
3. The following actions are also
* to grasp the opponent's shorts or
the sleeve of the jacket from inside;
* to grasp the edge or the covering
of the mat.
* to break deliberately the sports uniform by taking the arm from the sleeve of
the jacket, roll up the jacket sleeves and so on.
Article 35. Cautions and
1. Violations of the Rules for
which the contestant at fault can be declared a caution, a warning or can be
eliminated from a bout or competitions are considered to be (see article 30):
a) appearing late to the mat;
b) application of the illegal hold;
c) rough fighting;
d) violation of discipline;
e) talking during the bout;
f) stalling and other prohibited
g) leaving the mat without the
referee's permission including the intervention of medical service;
h) representative's, coach's or
other team mates' prompting alongside with unethical behavior near the mat (for
violation of art. 9, pp. 5, 6).
2. The contestant can be declared
only one caution in the course of the bout.
The referee has the right to give
the contestant a caution without the agreement with other members of the
officiating team.
3. For coming to the mat over 30
sec later after the first call the contestant is declared a caution, for being
late for over 1 min – the first warning.
4. With the violations of the Rules
stated in p.1 e, f, g. a caution is declared first, then a warning for the
repeated breaking .
In the bout the first and second
warnings are declared to the contestant (contestants) by the majority of the
officiating team.
5. If a
contestant, taken under a painful hold or the hold-down, has crawled off the
mat, he is immediately declared the next penalty for the intentional fleeing
the mat: the first, the second warning or elimination from the bout.
6. With the violations
of the rules stated in 1, b, c, d the warning is declared without the
preliminary caution.
7. In one bout the contestant can
not be declared more than one warning for the application of an illegal hold.
Every contestant can be declared only two warnings in one bout.
36. Definition and Declaration of the Results of the Bout
a) if the contestant's technical
action is evaluated as a Total throw by not less than two officials of the
officiating team;
b) if the contestant successfully
applies a painful hold.
2. The Victory by Great
Superiority, Superiority, on Points or Technical is defined by the mat chairman
in accordance with the records in a score sheet of the bout corresponding to
the contestants' evaluations declared in the course of the bout.
3. A contestant (or both
contestants) is eliminated from the bout by unanimous decision of the three
officials or by the majority of voices with the permission of the Chief
official (or his deputy).
Elimination from the bout or
competitions is declared after the agreement with the Chief official (or his
4. The result is declared as
a) Total victory by Great
Superiority: "For… minutes… seconds by Total throw (painful hold, Great Superiority)…
from… team won the bout (the winner's and his team's names);
b) if no Total victory: "… (the
name) from the… (winner's team) won the bout by Superiority (on Points);
c) if the contestant is eliminated
from the bout: "For… minutes… seconds because of the opponent's elimination the
victory goes to… from… team (the name and the winner's team);
d) if both contestants are
eliminated from the bout or competitions: "Both contestants (players) are
eliminated from the bout (competitions) and they are declared defeated with the
37. Protests
1. The protest may be submitted
because of the rough violation of the Rules during the officiating of the bout
or when unordinary situation occurs.
2. The procedure to submit a
protest is as follows:
* verbal protest is submitted to
the Chief official by the team representative directly in the course of the
bout stating the article and point of the Rules that was violated;
* after the end of the bout the
written protest shall be submitted;
* the protest concerning some
unordinary situation (breaking of Regulations, order of weigh-in and pairing,
misinformation on the part of the official persons, and so on) shall be
submitted immediately after it happens in the written form, so that the Board
of Officials will be able to make the decision with the minimum harm for the
course and results of the competitions;
* the protest shall be accompanied
by the sum of money set by FIAS (for national competitions – set by the
National Sambo Federation).
3. Consideration of Protests
* in case the protest deals with
the breaking of the Rules while officiating the bout it is considered by the
Chief official and the three officials of the bout in question and also the
representatives of the concerned parties (with no right to discuss the
* considering the protest dealing
with an unordinary situation, the persons involved in the violation of the
Rules shall b e present.
4. The decisions on the protest
are taken:
* concerning the bout – immediately
after the discussion by the Chief official, the bout is resumed after that;
* concerning other reasons – during
the time that makes it possible to correct the mistakes with the minimum damage
for the course and results of the competitions;
* the Chief Official makes the
final decision and the persons involved shall be informed about it;
* in case the protest is upheld the
accompanied sum of money shall be returned to the person submitted the protest.
Part 5.
Competition Area
38. The Mat
1. The size of the mat for Sambo
competitions shall be from 11x11 up to 14x14 meters. The central surface
("working area") of the mat where the bouts are conducted is the circle 6 to 9 meters
in diameter. The width of the protective (safety) zone (the rest of the mat) shall
not be less than 2,5 meters in any point of the circle. The mat, made of
synthetic fabric, shall be smooth and not less than 5 centimeters thick.
If the mat is made of several
smaller mats they shall be pushed together tightly and fastened firmly. There
shall be no protuberances or hollows at the places of connection.
The centre of the mat is marked
with the circle 1 meter in diameter, the width of bordering line shall make 10 centimeters.
The bounds of the mat (its central
surface) shall be clearly marked by the line (or passivity zone).The width of
the bounds shall make not less than 10 cm. This line (or zone) is a part of the "working" (central) surface of the mat.
2. The whole surface of the mat
shall be covered with the coverlet made of firm soft fabric or some synthetic
material without rough seams. The covering shall be tightly stretched and
Two opposite corners of the mat are
marked with red and blue colors (red – to the left of the officials' table,
blue – to the right).
3. To prevent injuries the floor
near the mat shall be covered with a soft material, carefully fixed in place
(or gymnastics mats) with the width not less than 1 meter, not less than 5 centimeters thick and not thicker than the mat itself.
4. The platform where the mat is
placed shall be up to 2,5 meters wider than the mat on every side.
To avoid any injuries at the
distance of 2 meters around the mat there should be no strange objects.
Spectators shall be seated at the distance of 3 meters from the mat.
5. During the competitions, held on
the platform, its height shall not exceed 1 meter. The sides of the platform
shall have 450 outside incline.
6. The suitability of the mat and
equipment for the competitions is defined by the Chief official, the doctor and
representatives of the organization conducting the competition. The mat
suitability is recorded in a special reception statement (appendix 10).
Article 39. Special Equipment and Inventory Outfit
The sound signal (gong) can be of any system but it shall
sound loud enough.
The scales for the weigh-in shall be adjusted.
Stop-watches (electric stop-watches) shall have devices to
stop and turn them off without disregarding minute and second indices before
the end of the bout. To inform officials and contestants of every minute of
expiration, the tables may be used.
To display the evaluation of the players' technical
actions, the mat chairman and the judge may use color officiating signaling
(discs with the handles) or Electro signaling.
To inform spectators and contestants of the course of the
bout an electric score board or a simple shield is placed near the officials'
table to display the points scored by the contestants. The left side of the
shield is painted red, the right one - blue. The score tables shall have the
figures 1,2,4 and letters "A" and "O" as well as 1,2,A,2,4
to display the evaluations for warnings and hold-downs. Figures and the text on
the shield shall be well visible for spectators.
It is admitted to display the sum of points of every
contestant in the course of the bout but not separate points.
To inform the participants and representatives of the
Program, schedule and the course of the competitions the information shield is
installed. The shield size and construction is agreed beforehand with the secretariat
of the competitions.
40.Requirements for the Competition Venue
Coefficient of the natural light
in the hall shall be not less then 1:6, with the artificial light - not less
then 100 luxes. The mat should be lighted up from above by the lamps of
reflecting or scattered light with the protective net.
The temperature in the venue of
competitions shall be +15° to +25°C, humidity not less then 60%. Ventilation shall provide triple air exchange per hour.
In case the
competitions are conducted in the open air (outdoors) the temperature shall be
from +15 up to +25 degrees C. The mat shall be
protected from direct sun rays.
Competitions in Combat Sambo are held in accordance with the
given Rules and some additions:
Fighter's dress
Boxing helmet (red or blue).
Gum shield.
Groin guards.
Combat Sambo gloves (hitting-gripping).
Leg pads covering the front part of the shin and lacing of
the Sambo shoes
Article 41. Evaluations of the bout and technical actions
Evaluation of the
Evaluation of the
Total (clear)
victory (ahead of time)
a) knockout, two knockouts
b) Total throw or the blow with the opponent's falling
down on his back while the attacker keeps his standing position;
c) the choke (strangle);
d) painful hold
e) evident (technical) superiority with 12 points or more
f) impossibility to continue the fight (bout, combat);
g) disqualification for breaking the Rules (art.30).
Four points evaluation ("4")
for a throw, the blow with the falling down from the
standing position when the opponent falls on his back (art.31, p.2);
b) for the throw, the blow on the side when the attacker
keeps the standing position; (art.31, p.2);
c) for complete hold-down during 20 sec (art.31, p.2);
d) for the knockdown.
Two points
evaluation ("2")
a) for the throw, the blow (art.31,p.2);
b) for the second warning declared to the opponent
c) for the incomplete hold-down over 10 sec but less
than 20 sec (art.31, p.3).
One point
evaluation ("1")
a) for the throw, blow (art.31, p.4);
b) for the first warning declared to the opponent (art.31,
a) for the throw or blow
without falling down from standing position when the opponent falls on his
a) in accordance with
Sambo Rules (art.31);
b) for the passive defense of
the defender lying on his stomach;
a) in accordance with
Sambo Rules (art. 31);
b) for the repeated passive
defense of the defender lying on his stomach.
KNOCKOUT – irreplaceable loss of the possibility to defend
as a result of the missed blow: up to the count 10 the fighter can't come to
consciousness and assume the fighting position.
Note: the athlete who got knockout on his head is eliminated
from the competitions.
KNOCKDOWN – temporary loss of the possibility to defend as a
result of the missed blow: up to the count 10 the fighter completely recovers
consciousness and assumes the fighting position.
Note: with "knockdown" evaluation the position of the
defender's body relative to the mat is also evaluated according to the Sambo
Rules (art.26, 31) and the evaluation is summed up.
The blow is an impulsive technical action with the
rectilinear or curvilinear trajectory executed by the arms, legs or the head to
the parts of the body permitted by the Rules with the definite speed and
The blows are evaluated if after applying the
technical action the opponent completely lost his balance and fell down on a
certain part of the body and is evaluated according to the Rules (art.26, 31).
Hand blows may be delivered by any part of the fist
(except the base of the palm), with the elbow to the front and side part of the
head, the trunk, arms and legs and also to the groin.
Leg blows are delivered with the knee, shin, foot, heel to
the front or the side part of the head (except the oncoming blow with the knee
when the opponent passes to the legs), the trunk, on the legs (the inner and
outside part of the thigh or the shin) and to the groin.
Blows with the hands, legs and head in the ground position
(except the back of the head, the neck and the rear part of the back, the
loins, the coccyx and anus) are allowed if the attacker is also on the ground.
The ground position is defined according to the Sambo Rules.
1.3.1. Elbow blows are allowed except the oncoming blow to the head or collar
bone when dragging the opponent by the opposite sleeve or the jacket lapel.
1.3.2. Blows to the head are delivered under the condition that the attacker
and defender wear helmets.
All kinds of throws applied in Sports Sambo are allowed
(art.21, p.2).
Painful holds in the ground position that are
allowed in Sambo (art.21, p.3) and also painful holds in standing (Armlocks)
including Arm Bar ("Police hold") may be applied..
NOTE: During the application of a painful hold in case the
defender resumes his standing position the bout is not stopped. In such a
situation the defender may guard himself by throwing his opponent to the mat
(except landing on the head).
3.2. STRANGLES (chokes) mean technical actions when the
opponent's neck is squeezed preventing his normal breath or making him faint.
They are held both in standing and ground positions.
Strangles may be executed with the arms, legs and clothing.
Strangles with the arms are allowed only on the forearm of
the attacked arm, not lead to the twisting of the neck part of the spine.
3.2.2. Strangles by the clothing are allowed only by the
lapels of the Sambo jacket (except the belt).
3.2.3. Strangles with the legs are allowed only if the
impact on the neck is made with the gripped arm of the defender.
3.3. HOLD-DOWNS – all that are permitted by the Rules.
a) strike blows with the fingers and toes, open glove and the base
of the palm;
b) apply painful holds on the neck, spine, hand and foot;
c) strike blows with the arms and legs from standing to the opponent in
who is in ground position;
d) strike blows on the neck, arm and leg joints ( knee and foot arch) when
fixing the attacked extremity in the direction against the natural flexion, the
back of the head and spine, the loin, coccyx and annul hole, on the eyes with
the fingers;
e) strike blows on the head if one of the fighters has no helmet;
throws forbidden in Sambo (art.34) and also throws with
the hold of the neck;
g) painful holds on muscles or joints forbidden in Sambo (art.34) with the
exception of painful holds by arm bar and the situation of its application (
that is the ones allowed in standing position);
h) violation of discipline, rude unethical conduct toward the opponent,
participants, officials or spectators.
Appendix 1
Competition Regulations
Regulations of competitions approved by the host organization,
alongside with the Rules are the main documents the officials and contestants
shall follow. In the opposite case the Official Board shall follow the Rules.
Paragraphs of the Regulations shall be exact and exclude
their different interpretations.
The competition Regulations cover the following parts:
object and tasks of the competitions;
the venue and time of the given competitions;
the organization that hosts the competitions;
the Chief official and the Chief secretary (by
contestants and teams ( entry conditions for teams
and participants, weight categories, age, classification, team and organization
the order and dates to submit entries, the list of
documents to present for Mandate Commission;
the order of medical control and medical-sanitary
the program of the competitions stating the days
and time of the weigh-in and the bouts in every weight category;
the character and method to conduct the preliminary
and final parts of the competitions;
duration of the bout;
conditions of the competitions and scoring (
definition of individual and team placing);
system of results' evaluation;
the order to submit re-entries and their
the conditions for the contestants and team
Only the organization that has approved the Regulations
has the right to make alterations and enter additions to them but not later
then the start of the draw and with the necessary information for the
representatives of all the participating teams or all the participants.
Appendix 2.1
Circular System with the Subgroups Distribution
Order to conduct the competition.
If a great number of players takes part in the competition
in one weight category it is permitted to distribute participants to 2, 4, 8
and 16 subgroups so the strongest participants shall find themselves in
different subgroups. The rest of the competitors are distributed to subgroups
by the draw.
While distributing competitors to two subgroups, to define
individual placing the finals are held. From every subgroup two players taken
the first and second places participate in the finals.
When distributing competitors to
four subgroups, semi-finals are held among the ones taken the first and second
places in the respective subgroups. The first group for semi-finals is composed
of the winners of the first and second groups and the second semi-final group
is made of the winners of the third and fourth subgroups. The competitors
placed first and second in semi-final groups reach the finals.
This order is kept when
distributing the competitors to eight or sixteen subgroups.
In the preliminary and final parts of the competitions
competitors meet each other by the circular system and the bouts, held among
the players who have reached semi-finals (or finals) from one subgroup, are
considered semifinal ( or final) and their results are recorded in score sheets
of semifinal ( final) competitions.
The wrestler who took the first place in the first
semi-final subgroup is recorded in the final score sheet as number 1,
the one placed the second in the first semifinal subgroup - as number 4; the
one placed first in the second subgroup is recorded in the final score sheet as
number 2; and the one placed second in the second semi-final group - as number
This order is retained when
recording score sheets of the intermediate stages of competitions (while
distributing participants to 4,8, or 16 subgroups).
Participants who didn't enter the final or semifinal
groups (or any other intermediate stage of the competitions) finish the
The competitions in the finals, semi-finals (or some other
intermediate stage) are held in 2 rounds: the first round 1 - 3, 2 - 4; and the
second round 1 - 2, 4 - 3. In the 2nd round of the finals it is permitted first
to hold the bouts for the 3rd and 4th places and after that the bouts for the
1st and 2nd places may be held.
The given order is retained completely when team
competitions are held by the circular system.
Order of Pairing Off.
In the subgroups to which the contestants are distributed
at the start of the competitions there shall be not more than 6 players.
For pairing off in the 1st round the figures are written
down according to the number of contestants in two columns: the first number -
on the top of the left column, the second - on the top of the right one, and
below them the ordinary numbers in succession – 3, 4, 5 and so on, are written
down the quantity is equal to the half of all participants; the continuation is
carried over to the left column by the order from the bottom to the top.
With the odd numbers of
participants in subgroups after the last number "0" is added (to make
the number of contestants even).
The opposite
numbers meet each other.
To pair off the 2nd and the following rounds the numbers
are displaced: the first number stays on its place, the rest are shifted
anticlockwise to one place in every round that follows.
In every round in the subgroup with the odd number of
participants one player is free (receives a bye that is meets with the 0 ).
The table bellow is made by the circular system:
the number of participants in subgroup
o u n
d s
Definition of Placing
In individual competitions a contestant who has got the
greatest sum of positive points as a result of all the matches in the subgroup
( in semifinals and finals) takes the 1st place in the group of participants at
the given stage of the competitions. The places that follow are distributed in
accordance with the reduction of positive points scored by the players.
If both players have the same number of total points, the
winner of their mutual match takes the best place.
If several players have the same number of total points
(the tie), the places are distributed by the greatest number of victories in
the mutual meets.
With the equal sum of points and the same number of
victories in mutual meets, the best place is defined by:
the greater number of positive points in their mutual
quality of victories and defeats in the mutual meets; in
this case the preference goes in succession to the contestant who has got:
greater number of total victories 4:0;
less time spent for these victories;
greater number of victories 4:0 with the time
0.00 for the opponent's elimination before the bout because of his failure to
appear on the mat or by the doctor's decision not scored as total victories;
greater number of victories by Superiority 3,5:0;
greater number of victories with the opponent's
elimination 3,5:0;
less time spent for these victories;
greater number of victories by Superiority 3,5:0,5;
greater number of victories on Points 3:0;
greater number of victories for the opponent's
elimination 3:0;
greater number of victories on Points 3:1;
greater number of technical victories 3:0;
greater number of technical victories 3:1;
greater number of technical victories 2:0;
greater number of points for the opponent's
elimination 2:0;
less time spent for these victories; and then to
the one having scored in succession:
greater number of positive points in his defeats;
less number of Total defeats 0:4;
greater actual time in these bouts.
greater sum and better quality of technical points scored
by the fighters in all mutual bouts;
the number of victories in all the bouts in the subgroup (
in semi-finals and finals) and the quality of victories and defeats in
accordance with p."b" of the given article;
Note: If a group of
considered players, using one of these paragraphs can be distributed to
subgroups, the places among the players within each group shall be allotted
again applying pp.3,4 in succession;
e) if it is not possible to
define among the contestants the best one according to the above given
paragraphs, the draw is used when it is necessary to put one ( or two)
contestant into next stage of the competitions. In all other cases the players
equally share the taken places.
Contestants who didn't reach the final or semifinal groups
( or other intermediate stage of the competitions) finish the competitions and
share the corresponding places:
if participants were distributed to two subgroups then
those who took the 3-rd place in both subgroups share the 5th and 6th places,
the ones who took the 4th place in subgroups share the 7th and 8th places, and
so on;
in case participants were distributed to 4 subgroups the
ones who took the 3-rd place and didn't reach the semi-finals, share 9-12th
places; those who took the 4th place in subgroups share 13-16th places,
and so on.
The analogous method is used to
define the places with distribution to 8 and 16 groups.
If after the distribution to subgroups in one of them
there is one contestant more, the player who took the last place in the given
subgroup takes the last place in the weight category.
In case a contestant is eliminated from the competitions
because of some disease after he held at least one bout in the subgroup,
semi-finals or finals, he is placed considering that in all the bouts he missed
he was defeated, and his opponent wins 4:0 with the time 0.00 (not scored as a
total victory). If a contestant is eliminated by the doctor before his first
bout, he is not defined any place.
For the contestant who was eliminated from the
competitions by the Chief official decision the place is not defined and the
results of his bout - be it in the subgroup, semi-finals or finals - are
If in any weight category there is only one contestant it
is considered that the championship in the given weight category is not played.
Appendix 2.2
Score Sheet
of Sambo Competition Course
City, country_____________________
Semifinal "A"
Semifinals "B"
Appendix 3.1
Elimination System after Two Defeats
Order of the competition conduct.
In the course of the draw all the participants in every
weight category get their numerical numbers in accordance with which they are
distributed to two groups:
group "A" - players who got odd numbers (
1, 3, 5 …);
group " B" - players who got even numbers
( 2, 4, 6 …).
The participant defeated twice in the preliminary part in
the group is eliminated from the competitions. The elimination competitions
last till the time when only 3 competitors stay in the group; they make group
finals "A" and "B".
Group finals are held by the circular system. The results
of the mutual meets held are taken into consideration and all the missing meets
are conducted. By the results of all mutual bouts the places of the three best
players in each group are defined: A1, A2, A3, and B1, B2, B3.
Final bouts can be held by two methods:
a) A1 - B1 for the 1st
b) A1 - B1 for the 1st place,
A2 - B2 for
the 3rd
A2 - B3 for the 3rd place,
A3 - B3 for
the 5th
A3 - B2 for the 3rd place.
If after the next round 2 contestants remain in the group,
they take the
1st and 2nd places in the group by the result of the bout
between them, and the 3rd place goes to the best one among those eliminated
from this group in the last round.
If after the next round only 1
contestant remains in the group he takes the 1st place, the 2nd and 3rd places
go to the two best among the contestants eliminated from this group in the last
round by the result of the meet between them, it shall be held if they haven't
yet met. If after the next round all the contestants were eliminated then the 3
best of them eliminated in the last round will make the group finals.
Pairing off begins with drawing up the list of all
participants of the round.
The list of the participants of
the 1-st round means the list of the group according to numerical order
increase in the course of the competitions in previous rounds. Besides, the
contestant who was a bye ( free) in the given round ( with the odd number of
contestants in it) will go to the top of the list of this round, and pairing
off for the next rounds will start with him until another "bye"
takes place at the top of the round list in his turn.
The contestant who received a bye in the given round will
go to the following round without the bout. The order of fixing a bye is
from the bottom to the top according to the list of participants in the given
round starting with the last one.
When pairing off for the subsequent round, the
"top" one in the round list meets with the nearest "bottom"
one with whom he hasn't yet met.
For instance, for 5 participants
in the group A the list of the 1st round will make: "1, 3, 5, 7, 9"
and pairings of the 1st round: 1 - 3, 5 - 7, 9 - bye. The list of the 2nd round
will make: "9, 1, 3, 5, 7" and the pairings: 9 - 1, 3 - 5, 7 - bye.
If a contestant "3" is
eliminated in the 2nd round, the list of the 3-rd round will make: "7, 9,
1, 5" and so on.
If in the last pair the contestants have already met, one
more pair, last but one, is added and of these 4 participants two new pairs are
made up.
In this case the top one shall
be paired off with all the bottom ones in turn with whom he has not yet met
until in another pair there will be found participants who had not met before.
If the aim is not gained, one
more pair is added and of 6 participants 3 new pairs are made up according to
the same principle and so on.
If by successive use of p.4 the aim is not gained, then in
the given round another participant next in turn shall draw a bye.
After that the
pairing off in this round is made anew (using p.4 if necessary) , and so
The broken sequence of byes is restored in the following
round and the participant who gets a bye according p.5 is considered having
used his right to be free ( get a bye) next time.
In the last rounds of the preliminary part of the
competitions, it may happen that a contestant receives a bye for the second
time in the row or two contestants get a bye.
In any case the number of pairs
in the round shall be the maximum.
Definition of Contestants' Placing
Places 1 to 6 are defined by the results of the final
With the placing of contestants who did not reach the
finals, the participant is considered the best if he has got in succession:
greater number of rounds before his elimination (
including the round when he had a bye);
greater sum of positive points for all the bouts in
the group;
greater number of victories in mutual meets if they
were held, and better quality of victories and defeats ( appendix 2.1, part
III,pp. 3, 4, a, b, c);
greater number and better quality of victories and
defeats in all the bouts in the group.
Participants having the equal
indices at this stage share the respective places.
The participant is considered the best in the group in the
last round among the ones who were eliminated if he has got:
greater number of positive points in all the bouts
in the group; the victory in the mutual meet that shall be held if there
was none.
With the placing in the group finals, the best participant
is considered to be the one who has got:
greater number of positive points in all the
bouts in the group finals;
greater number of victories and better quality of
victories and defeats in the group finals;
less time spent for total victories;
greater number and better quality of
Technical points in the bouts of the group finals;
less number of warnings in the bouts of the group
greater number of positive points scored for
all the competitions;
less time spent for Total victories in all the
In this case if the index, used
to compare the players, is of the different meaning for all the three of them,
these 3 places are defined by this index. If only the best (or the worst)
player can be defined by this index, the places in the group finals of the
other two players with the equal index are defined by the result of their
mutual meet.
If all the indices of the three players are the same, the best one in the group
finals is defined by a draw.
If a contestant is eliminated from the competitions by the
doctor, he takes the place in accordance with the elimination round and the
result he has got by that time. In case he has reached the group finals, he is
included in pairing off at this stage and in the list of final pairs, he is
scored in the rest of the bouts the defeat 0:4 with the time 0.00 and his
placing is defined by this result.
If a contestant is eliminated from the competitions by the
Chief official decision (failure to come to the mat, rough breaking of the
Rules) his placing is not defined. In case it happened in the finals of the
competitions his opponents are scored the victory 4:0 with the time 0.00 and
they are placed in the finals according to these results. Participants who
didn't reach the finals go one place up.
Appendix 3.2
of Sambo Competition Course
City, Country_________
Participant No.
M e e t
s b y r o u n d s
Elimination round
Positive points
Chief Official____________
Chief Secretary_____________
Appendix 4.1
of Distribution to Groups, Elimination and Repecharges (loser's pool).
.Order to conduct the competition..
All the
participants are distributed to two groups at the draw: A ( odd) and B (
even). Numerical order of every player is defined by the draw directly at the
weigh-in or after it ends and is kept for him during the whole time of the
In groups A and B the participants scoring victories in
preliminary bouts, proceed to the following round. Thus it lasts until two
finalists are defined - the strongest ones in the groups (A1 and B1).
Among the contestants defeated by the strongest players,
repecharges (loser's pool, consolation bouts) are held
by the scheme of the appendix 4.2, for the definition of the following places
in the groups (A2, A3 and B2, B3).
Another version of repecharges is shown in the scheme of
the appendix 4.3, according to which the players who lost to 4 semifinalists
and the defeated semi-finalists take part in them.
With the great number of participants repecharges of the
round may not be held (the so-called "Olympic" system).
The version of holding the bouts - according to pp. 3, 4
or 5 - shall be stated in the competition Regulations.
In the finals the meets for the 1st and also for the 3rd
and 5th places are held. The matches for the 3rd or the 5th places are not held
if it is stipulated in the Regulations.
Order of Pairing Off and Definition of Places.
The pairs of the first and all the following rounds in the
preliminary competitions are made up according to the scheme of the appendices
4.2 and 4.3.
In case repecharges are held by p.3 part I, the loser to
the strongest player in the 1st round meets with the loser to the strongest one
in the 2nd round. Then the winner of this bout wrestles with the player
defeated by the strongest contestant in the 3rd round and so on. In the
finals the winners of repecharges (A2 and B2) compete for the 3rd place, the
losers of the last repecharge - for the 5th place.
When conducting repecharges by p.4 part I, the losers to
semi-finalists in the 1st round meet with the losers to the same semi-finalists
in the 2nd round, the winners of these bouts meet with the losers to the same
semi-finalists in the 3rd round, and so on.
The winners of these meets
competed in one group draw the right to meet the defeated semi-finalists of
another group. The winners of these bouts (A2 and B2) compete in the finals for
the 3rd place, the losers of the last repecharge bout ( A3 and B3) - for the
5th place.
In the finals for the 1st place, the players who haven't
lost a single bout meet in their group (A1 and B1).
Following the players who took the 5th - 6th places, the
ones who lost last but one repecharge bout, take the 7th - 8th places, and so
After that the places are defined for the players who did
not get into the repecharges, depending on the round they finished the
competitions in. The ones eliminated in one round share the respective place.
Appendix 4.2
of Sambo Competiton Course
«_______»___________________20___г. City, country.____________________ Weight________________kg
Chief Official ________________ Chief
Secretary ________________
Appendix 4.3
«_______»___________________20___г. City,
country.____________________ Weight________________kg
Appendix 5
Method of Competitions in the Finals
Olympic method (system) of the finals for 4 contestants.
The players taken the 1st and 2nd places in group A and B reach the finals: A1,
A2 and B1, B2.
They make the semi-final pairs
by the following scheme:
The winners of semi-finals reach the finals.
The winner of the final bout takes the 1st place, the loser
- 2nd one. The losers in the semi-finals take two 3rd places.
The 3rd and 4th places can be
drawn if it is stipulated in the Regulations.
Olympic system to hold the finals for 8 participants. The
players taken the 1st and 2nd places in groups A, B, C and D reach the finals:
A1, A2 and
B1, B2 and C1, C2 and D1, D2.
They make quarter-final pairs by
the following scheme:
The winners in the quarter-finals reach
semi-finals, the winners of the semi-finals reach the finals.
The winner in the final bout takes the 1st place, the loser - the 2nd one. The
3rd and 4th places can be drawn if it is stipulated in the Regulations.
Direct method of the finals for 6 participants. The
players taken the
1st - 3rd places in groups A and B reach the finals: A1, A2,
A3 and B1, B2, B3.
They make the final pairs by the
following scheme:
A1-B1- for the 1st place.
A2-B2- for the 3rd place.
A3-B3- for the 5th place.
The winners of the finals take
the 1st, 3rd and 5th places respectively, the losers - the 2nd, the 4th and the
6th ones.
Cross- direct method of the finals for 6 participants.
The players taken the 1st - 3rd
places in groups A and B reach the finals:
and B1, B2, B3.
They make final pairs by the
following scheme:
B1 for the 1st place.
B3 for the 3rd place.
B2 for the 3rd place.
The winners of the final bouts
take the 1st and two 3rd places respectively, the losers - the 2nd and two 5th
The 3rd - the 4th places can be
drawn if it is stipulated in the Regulations.
Appendix 6.1
Definition of
Results in Team Competitions
Individual - team competitions.
In individual-team competitions team places are defined
depending on individual placing of participants making the recorded line-up of
the team. If in the Regulations some other condition is not stipulated, the
team shall have one recorded participant in every weight category.
Team placing in individual - team competitions is defined
by the one of two methods:
by greater sum of points scored by the recorded participants by the principle
" the best is the place, the greater is number of points";
by the less sum of penalty points scored by all recorded participants
considering the places they took by principle " the 1st place - 1 point;
the 2nd place - 2 points, and so on", and for every participant absence
the team is scored additional number of penalty points equal to the number of
competitors in the weight category where he was absent (or in the most numerous
weight category if it is stipulated in the Regulations) plus 1 penalty point.
With the equality of points in two or several teams, the
advantage is given to the team, the participants of which have in succession:
a) greater number of the 1st, 2nd and other places that follow;
b) greater number of participants in those weight categories in
which recorded participants took the first places; greater number of their
victories; better quality of victories and defeats;
c) greater number of participants in the weight categories in
which they took the second places, and so on.
If in a weight category only one
player was weighed-in, he brings his team the points corresponding to the 1st
The results of team competitions shall be recorded in a
score sheet.
II. Team competitions.
Team competitions may be conducted by any system used for
the individual competitions. The system and method, the number of participants
in the team, weight categories and the possibility of the competitors'
substitution during the competitions shall be defined by the Regulations.
Minimum line-up of the team in every meet shall be bigger
of the half of the complete team. If a contestant recorded for the meet is
absent at the team presentation, the absence is scored and he is eliminated
from the competitions.
In team competitions (see appendix 6.3) for the victory of
its contestant in every pair, the team is scored 1 point, for the defeat or the
absence - 0 points. In case no participant is recorded or his failure to come
to the meet, his opponent is scored the victory 4:0 with the time 0.00.
The team scored the greatest
number of points is the winner of the given meet.
In case of the equal number of
points (the tie) the advantage goes to the team that has got:
a) greater number of
positive points scored by the team participants in all the bouts of the given
b) greater number of
victories 4:0,including the ones with the time 0.00.
c) less time spent for
these victories and further according to appendix 2.1, part III, p.4 b.
With the equality of these
indices the advantage goes to the team having the greater sum of Technical points
scored by all the participants in the bouts they had. Further - according to
article 28,p.2. In case those indices are also equal, the team won the bout in
the heaviest weight category is considered a winner.
The victory of the team meets as whole, scores the team 1
point, the defeat - 0 points.
In the competitions held by the circular method ( see
appendix 2.1) when placing the teams in subgroups, semifinals and finals it is
successively considered:
a) the number of points for the victories
in team meets;
the results of mutual meets:
the number of team victories in mutual meets;
the number of bouts won in these meets;
the sum of positive points scored by the
participants in these bouts, and so on, according to p.3.
Later on, the advantage goes to
the team held the greater number of bouts won by its participants in all the
team meets in the subgroup, semi-finals or finals, etc. in the order given
Total placing of the teams taken
the same places in subgroups ( semi-finals) but not reached the semi-finals (
finals) are distributed as follows:
a) by the number of team victories in the subgroup ( semi-finals);
b) by the number of the bouts won in all the team meets in the
subgroup ( semi-finals);
c) by the sum of positive points scored by the participants of
those bouts, etc., by p.3.
If the team that has not held
50% of meets in the subgroup (semi-finals) withdraws from the competitions, all
its results achieved at the given stage are annulled and it takes the last
place in the subgroup (semi-finals).
If the team that has held not
less than 50% of the bouts in the subgroup, semi-finals or finals withdraws
from the competitions its placing depends on the results of those meets. In
this case it is considered that in the missed meets it lost to the recorded
line-up of the opponents all the bouts 0:4 with the time 0.00.
In team competitions held by the elimination system with
two defeats, the main provisions of appendix 3.1 are used. In team competitions
held by the elimination system and with repecharges, basic provisions of
appendix 4.1 are used.
With the teams, the line-up of which becomes smaller then
the one defined by the Regulations because of the participant elimination by
the doctor, the placing is defined by the result achieved by the team before
this participant was eliminated. The team is not defined any place if this
situation happened because of the participants failure to come to the weigh-in
or in case of their elimination from the competitions by the Chief official for
the violation of the Rules.
Appendix 6.2
of the Results of Team Competitions in Sambo
City, country___________________
Sum of
Chief official________________
Chief secretary_________________
Appendix 6.3
Score Sheet
of the Team Meet in Sambo
City, country___________________
Team points
Total result of the
meets__________________________in favour of
Chief Official_______________
Chief Secretary_____________
Appendix 7
from Organization_______________________________for
in Sambo
from_________ to_______________200__ in the city of___________
Place of
All in all_______________athletes are admitted to the
Chief of the
Coach of the team____________
Appendix 8
of the weigh-in
and the draw of Sambo competition participants.
City, country_______________
Weight _____kg.
of the draw
No. of
Date of
Chief Official___________________
Appendix 9
Required Number
of officials and serving personnel for Sambo competition conduct ( in one
Name of the
officiating persons
Distribution of
officials by the number
to 1 mat
to 2 mats
to 3 mats
to 4 mats
O f
f i c i a l s :
Chief Official
Chief Official's deputy
Mat chairman
Chief Secretary
Chief Secretary deputy
Technical secretary
Official attached to
S e r v i n
g p e r s o n n e l
Medical nurse
Representative of the host organization
In case the competitions are held
over 3 hours, additional 1 referee and 2 judges for every mat are needed.
Appendix 10
Statement of the formal acceptance of Sambo
competitions venue
City, country_____________________
The present document is made by the Chief official, the representative of
the sports facilities and the doctor verifying that the equipment of the
competition venue corresponds (does not correspond) to the requirements of
Sambo competitions Rules.
The address of the competition
Chief Official_______________________.
Representative of the sports
Appendix 11
Scheme of the Chief Official's Report Of Sambo
Organization of competitions:
the name of the competitions;
the date of the competitions;
the city and venue of the competitions;
sports organization that was responsible for preparation
and conduct of the competitions;
line-up of the Chief Officials Board;
the order of the competition conduct that was planned; its
correspondence to the plan; the reasons of changes if any;
the evaluation of the competition organization ( reception
of participants, competition areas, meals, etc.);
the conclusions and suggestions on organization of
competitions in future.
Popularization of Competitions:
the contents and evaluation of propaganda held in
connection with the competitions ( posters, coverage of their course in mass
media, broadcasting, information for spectators at the venue, etc.);
the number of spectators at the competitions.
Participants of the competitions ( data of the
Mandate Commission):
the number of admitted participants;
the number of participants competed, including their
category, from every sports organization;
rating qualification;
the number of participants eliminated from the
competitions by the Chief official decision including the failure to appear (
by default), by the doctor's decision and other reasons.
Sports evaluation of the competitions:
conclusion of participants readiness to the competitions;
characteristics of participants ( teams) physical and technical preparation;
the number of participants having fulfilled sports norms (
ratings) considering their victories at the given competitions.
personal line-up of Officiating Board ( stating the
official's category of every official and his duties);
evaluation of the officiating as a whole and every
official personally; declaration of the best officials;
c) number and evaluation of
submitted protests,how many of them were satisfied and refused.
specific suggestions on changing and more precise
definition of the Rules, system and method of competitions,and so on.
It shall be added to the report:
Regulations of the competitions;
team entries for participation;
materials of the Mandate Commission and participants
completed forms;
score sheets of the weigh-in;
score sheets of the competitions course ( 2 copies);
score sheets of the bouts and team meets;
score sheets of all the meetings of the Officials Board;
protests and the decisions made on them;
statement of the venue formal acceptance;
report of the Doctor of the competition.
Appendix 12
referee, J - judge,
M - mat chairman.
a gesture
Description of
Stands facing the officials ' table and symmetrically to
the players. When introducing a participant stretches in his direction the
arm with the shirt sleeve of the corresponding color. Then raises his
stretched arms up to the shoulder level simultaneously (edges of the palms
down), each in the direction of the respective player. Brings the hands
together at the shoulder level, directing to the middle of the mat and coming
to that place simultaneously with the players.
Start of
the bout
With the start of the bout (or its resumption from the
centre of the mat) blows a whistle. Simultaneously and energetically moves
his bent in the elbow arm from up to down in between the contestants, above
the centre of the mat (up to the upper arm horizontal level). After that
makes a step back and assumes the position suitable for watching the
wrestlers' actions.
Raises up the straight arm with the sleeve of the
corresponding color, with the open palm forward.
Raises up the arm bent in the elbow, with the sleeve of
the respective color, showing four fingers (the thumb is pressed to the palm)
and turning the palm to the left and right.
Raises up the arm bent in the elbow with the sleeve of the
respective color, showing the thumb and forefinger.
Lifts up the arm bent in the elbow with the sleeve of
corresponding color showing the thumb only.
Raises up the arm bent in the elbow with the sleeve of the
respective color. The clenched fist is turned forward.
At the moment the hold-down starts, simultaneously with he
words:" Count the hold-down!" - stretches forward the arm palm down. The
color of the sleeve corresponds to the color of the belt of the contestants
applying the hold-down. If the hold-down is complete (after the words
" The hold-down is scored!"), or the defensive
fighter escapes (after the words " Escape!"), the referee lowers
the arm and by the proper gesture shows the evaluation of the hold.
Painful hold
At the moment the painful hold starts, simultaneously with
the words "Count the time of the painful hold!" stretches the arm
forward with the clenched fist. Oversleeve (sleeve) shall correspond to the color
of the belt of the contestant applying the painful hold.
"Hold is
not scored"
Makes 2-3 moves with his hand (open palm downwards) in
horizontal plane.
"Off mat"
Lifts up the straight arm nearest to the edge of the mat
to the shoulder level. After that blows the whistle and shows with the
straight arm to the middle of the mat. At this very moment the players shall
resume the bout.
Take up from Ground
to Standing
Blows the whistle, after that raises the arms bent in the
elbows up with the open palms one to the other. In this case the forearms
shall be vertical.
Raises the arm up to the chest level and grips with one
hand the wrist of the other, after that imitates the violation.
Facing the officials' table, puts the hand with the sleeve
of the respective color on the shoulder of the player at fault and with the
other hand shows the sign " caution" - the thumb and forefinger
make the circle, the rest of them are straight.
Facing the officials' table and standing in the middle of
the mat puts the hand with the sleeve of the corresponding color on the
shoulder of the player at fault and with the other hand shows the evaluation
for the warning.
the time
Keeps one forearm at the face level with the horizontal
open palm down and puts against the middle of that palm from downwards the
fingers of the other vertical open palm with its edge forward.
End of
Makes the oblique cross with his forearms. Both palms are
with their edges forward.
the actions
Rotates the forearms with the arms bent in the elbows in
front of the chest.
Lifts up bent in the elbow arm with the open palm forward
and makes 2 - 3 moves with his hand in the vertical plane.
" warning"
With one hand with the sleeve of the respective color
shows the side of the mat assigned to the player at fault and with the other
hand shows the evaluation that corresponds to the warning.
-to the start
Blows the whistle, after that shows with the straight arms
(open palms down) the respective corner of the mat.
the winner
Stands in the middle of the mat facing the officials'
table, having taken the wrists of both contestants (the color of the
referee's sleeve corresponds to the color of contestants' belt).
When the mat chairman declares the winner, the referee
lifts his arm up. Then the referee and the contestants turn around and the
referee lifts up the winners arm ( the color of the sleeve does not
correspond to that of the contestants belt) after that the contestants shake
hands and leave the mat.
of both
( 0 : 0 )
Starting position is the same. When the mat chairman
declares the result of the bout, the referee holds both contestants hands but
don't lift them up. The rest is the same as in declaring the winner.
Appendix 13
of Sambo bouts
City, country__________________
Round __________ Weight ______kg
by minutes
Sum of points
of the
Chief Secretary __________________
chairman_______________ Technical
Appendix 14
Report of the Medical service of the competitions
Sports event - Sambo.
The name of the competitions_______________________.
The number of
Venue of the competitions______________________________.
Full name and the title of the Chief competition doctor:
Meteorological and sanitation-hygienic conditions of the
The number of participants_______________:male______female______.
The results of medical documents
Brief characteristics of the venue, participants,
accommodation and meals:
Organization of Medical Service at the venue of
competitions and participants accommodation places availability of
medical first-aid posts,
Diseases and injuries ( reasons, character,the treatment
The number of participants eliminated from the
(in person) and the reasons: _________________________________________.
Drawbacks in the competition
Suggestions submitted by the doctor, their execution by the officials and team
Full name, speciality, place of
work of the medical personnel serving the
Signature of the competition
Chief doctor_________________________
Appendix 15
Score sheet
of personal
City, country_______________________
Weight________ kg
Full name
of points
Note: Numerical order is general for all
the participants.
Chief Secretary_______________
(for the organizers)
1. Hotels - accommodation of participants, officials, coaches and guests.
2. Restaurant, cafй, canteen, buffets – for participants.
3. Transport – meeting and transportation of participants to their
residence and back;
from the residence to the sports hall and back according
to the Rules of competitions.
4. Sports hall – the act of the hall correspondence to the necessary
requirements to conduct the competitions; it should be applied to the report.
The hall has to be of the sufficient size to place 3 mats and also:
the places for the guests, leaders and press;
the places for spectators on the stands;
the places for participants;
the radio-equipped training hall to warm-up;
dress rooms for men and women with the shower and
the room for the Executive Committee of the Russian Federation;
the room for Chief Secretaries;
the dress-room for the officials.
The quarters that may be foreseen in the hotel or the sports
the room to register the arriving people (leaders,
officials, participants of the competitions);
the room for the Mandate Commission;
the room for the draw and meetings of representatives and
the room for the weigh-in.
is accomplished by the personnel of the medical-physical
clinic – 1 doctor and 1 nurse for every mat;
presence at the competitions the ambulance brigade;
medical care is rendered on the mat and the doctors should
have the replacement footwear.
security representatives, who submit to the Chief
Official, have to be present in the sports hall.
electronic indicator panel to register technical actions
and sanctions;
two stop-watches for every mat;
chairs for officials and coaches;
2 computers with printers;
2 Xeroxes;
Electronic and mechanical scales for the weigh-in.
8. Setting of the mats, arrangement of the tables, chairs and the
necessary equipment, placing of spectators, participants, officiating brigades
and official persons – ACCORDING TO THE RULES OF THE COMPETITIONS.
9. Stuff to use: PAPER, FOLDERS, LOOSE-LEAF BINDERS, CLIPS, PENS AND OTHER
10. Publicity
stuff: POSTERS, PLACARDS, BOOKLETS, PROGRAMS, INVITATIONS.
11. Awarding
attributes: MEDALS, CUPS, DIPLOMAS, CERTIFICATES, PRIZES FOR PARTICIPANTS,
12. The script of
the competition Opening Ceremony.
13. The script of
the Awarding Ceremony.
14. The script of
the Closing Ceremony.
15. To foresee the
number of officials and serving personnel according to the norms (THE NORMS ARE
16. To foresee the
officials' payment and BY THE RESULTS OF THE COMPETITIONS DEFINE 5 BEST
International Sambo Competitions are held under the auspices
of FIAS or Continental Federations on the basis of their Regulations, FIAS
decisions, Continental Federations, International Sambo Rules in accordance
with the approved calendar of the competitions.
National federations- FIAS members, which want to hold the
World or Continental Sambo championship, have to submit the written request
addressed to the General Secretary of the International or Continental
federation not later than 2 years before the date of the competition conduct
stated in the Calendar of competitions.
The requests are considered on the competitive basis. The following
facts have to be stated in it:
the name of the competitions;
the place of its conduct (city) and approximate date;
- information of the
competition place (the venue) and other necessary facilities;
- information of
accommodation (conditions and prices of staying);
- information of the
National federations and sponsors financial guarantee.
The requests of National federations to hold the World championship
are considered at FIAS Executive Committee meeting, Continental
championships - at the Continental federations Executive Committees
The final decision of the choice of the country, organizer
of competitions, is taken at the Congress of the corresponding federation not
later than a year before the start of the competitions.
The National federation, that got the right to hold the
World or Continental championship on the competitive basis, must:
form the Organizing Committee for preparation and conduct
of the
work out the detailed program of holding this sports
submit the financial plan with the analysis of all the
expenditures necessary for holding the competitions in question.
The program of conduct and financial plan has to be
submitted to the Executive Committee of the corresponding federation for the
approval not later than 6 months before the start of the competitions.
All the following changes
introduced by the conductive organization after the approval by the Executive
Committee of the corresponding federation should be coordinated with it.
President of the national federation – organizer of the
competitions accounts personal responsibility to FIAS Executive Committee or
Continental one for the preparation and conduct of the World or Continental
The executive Committee of the International or Continental
federation has the right to send the Chairman of the sports technical
commission to the Organizing Committee of the competitions with the aim to
render practical assistance in the preparation and conduct of the competitions.
The Executive Committee of the corresponding federation
takes the decision about the number of its members and the members of the officiating
board the receiving side will bear the expenses for.
The expenses include:
transportation from the place of staying to the
competition venue:
staying at the hotel not lower than 3 stars;
three times meals;
payment for the officials' work proceeding from:
FIAS or Continental Chairman of the Referees' Commission, Chief
Secretary - $ 70 (70 Euro- ESF) per day, deputy Chief Secretary - $ 50
(50 Euro – ESF) per day (3 persons), ( the work of the Referees' Commission
Chairman, Chief Official and Chief Secretary is paid for two days more).
Besides, the organizers are committed to bear
expenses for the meals and accommodation of 20 officials (World and Continental
championships and Cups) and pay for their work $50 (50 Euro- ESF) per day.
The receiving organization is obliged to prepare awarding
attributes for every weight category including:
the set of medals for every
weight category
2 gold (for the champion and his coach);
1 silver;
2 bronze;
the set of diplomas (according to the taken places);
valuable or money prizes for the prize-winners;
In team competitions it is necessary to
foresee the Cups for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
Five best officials by the results of competitions are
awarded with valuable prizes.
The organizers of the competitions in their bulletins must
inform in details about all expenses the National federations will bear due to
their participation in the World and Continental championships.
Organizers must provide with the necessary information and program of the
competitions all National federations coordinating them preliminary with FIAS
Executive Committee or respectively with those of the Continental federations.
Organizers must advertise by the means of mass media (newspapers, radio, TV)
the coming competitions to popularize and develop Sambo in the country playing
host to the given sports event.
must reserve the rooms at the hotels not lower than 3 stars for the members of
the National federations and to inform in time about the quality of staying
there and their price.
They have to provide all National federations with three
meals a day.
The cost of accommodation and meals for one member of the
delegation should not exceed $ 50 (50 euro –ESF) a day.
Organizers must guarantee the free entry and departure from
the country.
The host country is obliged to organize offices to receive
and sending off the National delegations that have to be located at the
competition venue, airport and train station.
Organizers must provide with the transport to take National
delegations from the airport and train station to the hotel and competition
venue and during the competitions – from the hotels to the sports hall.
National federations bear expenses on transfer proceeding
from $ 10 (10 Euro-ESF) per one member of the delegation.
Organizers have to make accreditations for all participants,
officials, members of the Executive Committee, guests of honor, journalists,
serving personnel and security.
Mandate Commission.
Organizers have to provide the
Mandate Commission with the separate office.
Full power of the Mandate
Commission is regulated by art. 4 of the International Sambo Rules.
The heads of the National
federation delegations have to submit to the Mandate Commission the following
the team entry signed by President of the National
federation to participate in the competitions (according to appendix 8 of the
participant's international license;
receipt of the payment by the National federation the year
member's fee;
- besides, the
heads of National federations have to submit 2 national flags and the brief
version of the national anthem.
Sports delegations which did not
undergo the Mandate Commission are not admitted to the weigh-in.
Official weigh-in is held one day
before the competitions, the order and time is stated in the Regulations.
Official weigh-in has to correspond
strictly to all the requirements to art.6 of the International Sambo Rules.
In case the competitions are held
during 2 days the weigh-in is held every other category, starting with the
lesser one (e.g. men 52…62…74…90… +100; women 48…60…72 and so on).
If the competitions are held
during 3 days, then the weigh-in is held every two categories, starting with
the lesser one (e.g. men 52… 74…100; women 48…60…72 and so on).
The weigh-in is held strictly one
time before the competitions of the given weight categories, no additional
weigh-in on the day of the competitions is allowed.
Drawing of lots (draw).
The Chief Official of the
competitions is responsible for the participants' draw.
Two variations of the draw
may be held.
The first variation: the draw in
all weight categories is held during the weigh-in. Every participant, after he
undergoes the official weigh-in, pulls out the number according to which the
place in the subgroup is defined to take part in competitions (without
scattering the strongest ones).
The second variation: the draw is
held on the day of arrival after the accreditation with scattering the
strongest wrestlers according to preliminary entries by the computer.
Venue of the competitions.
The Chief Official must check the readiness for the competitions the facility,
equipment, inventory and their correspondence to the requirements of the
International Sambo Rules, to make the act of acceptance of the venue and also
to assure that all the necessary documents are available.
Organizers have to foresee the following premises in the
the hall for meetings;
the room for the work of the Executive Committee;
the room for officials (separate ones for the Chief
Official and Chief Secretary);
dress-rooms with the keys, lavatories and showers for
participants (men and women);
the room for emergency care;
the room for massage;
press center with fax and telephone;
the room for interview;
the room for the weigh-in (men and women);
the place for the athletes' warm-up;
the room to rest for athletes, officials and members of
the Executive Committee;
the bar and restaurant;
Organizers must provide the
venue with the corresponding inventory:
electronic scales for the weigh-in (3);
wrestling mats in accordance with the Sambo Rules (3);
electronic score-board with the sound signal to inform
spectators and participants about the course of the bout (3);
stop-watches (3);
one central table with 20 chairs for the members of the
Executive Committee;
one table with 2 chairs for the Chief Official;
one table with 2 chairs for the Chief Secretary;
one table with 10 chairs for the officials at every mat;
one table at every mat for the officials attached to the
one table with 3 chairs at every mat for the medical
one microphone on the table at every mat and one on the
central table;
one large information board to inform participants and
representatives of the program, schedule and course of the competitions.
Setting of mats, arrangement of tables, chairs and the
necessary equipment is accomplished according to the attached schemes.
Besides, it is necessary for the Secretariat work:
two computers with printers;
two Xeroxes;
stuff to use (paper, cartridges for printers and Xeroxes,
folders, loose-leaf binders, clips, pens and other office supplies).
Organizers are obliged to foresee the seats in the sports
hall for participants, guests, official persons, representatives of press and
TV. The entrance to the competition venue is allowed only to the people with
The composition of the Officials'
(Officiating) Board is recommended by the corresponding International
federation. The work of the Board is regulated by Part 3 of the International
Sambo Rules. To make the officials' work successful, the organizers must
provide the Officials' Board with the serving personnel:
courier to deliver the minutes of the competition course
to the secretariat;
courier to deliver the minutes to the central table;
two electronic engineers to make the work of computers and
the electronic board continuous;
two persons for every mat to accompany athletes to the
Superintendent of the competitions has to provide the
continuous work of the serving personnel as well as the work of security.
Organizers have to prepare the Ceremonial Opening.
Delegations of countries - participants of the competitions
line up in the alphabetical order with their national flags and the tablets
with the names of the countries. The team of the country playing host to the
competition comes to the parade last.
The Officiating Board takes the seats in accordance with
distribution to the mats opposite participants.
Under the sounds of the national anthem of the country –
organizer the state flag is raised, then FIAS flag or the one of the
Continental federation.
President of the country or the Chairman of the Organizing
Committee welcomes
all the people present at the Ceremony. Then the floor is
given to FIAS or Continental federation President. President (FIAS or
Continental federation) officially opens the competitions.
The competitions are held in accordance with the Regulations
of Competitions composed at the basis of the International Sambo Rules.
The competitions are held by the unified time regulations
(the start of the competitions, weigh-in, Mandate Commission, Opening and
Closing ceremonies, conduct of the evening part).
Mandate Commission:
11.00 – 16.00 on the day of the arrival.
Weigh-in: 18.00 – 19.00
on the day of the arrival for the participants of the first day of the
competitions. 15.00 – 16.00 during the competitions.
Start of the competitions (morning part): 10.00.
Evening part of the competitions (Opening Ceremony, final
bouts, awarding of champions and prize-winners, Closing Ceremony: 18.00).
During the bouts
only the Officials' Board, medical personnel and the coach-second are allowed
to be present at the mat. The athlete goes to the mat accompanied by a
specially defined person (support personnel).
After the finals in every weight category all the athletes
of the given category who won the prize places and their coaches, clad in the
uniforms of National federations, gather in the place defined by the organizers
for the awarding ceremony.
The Officiating Board takes the seats defined by the
organizers (usually opposite spectators).
The announcer pronounces the last name, name, country and
after that the athlete stands on the podium according to the place he took.
President of the International or Continental federation
conducts the awarding.
After the awards are presented the National flags of
prize-winners in the given weight category is raised and at the same time the
anthem of the winner's country sounds.
At the end of the ceremony 5 best officials are awarded
according to the result of the competitions.
The Closing Ceremony is held by the rules of the Opening
After the awarding in the last weight category in the
presence of the officials lined up opposite participants, FIAS or Continental
President declares the competitions closed. After that the National flag of the
country-organizer and the flag of the International federation are pulled down,
to the accompaniment of the
country - organizer anthem, FIAS or Continental federation
flag is handed to the delegate of the National federation, the organizer of the
next championship.
Organizers of competitions have to provide journalists and
photo-reporters with the Press center. In the Press Center there should be
several computers connected with Internet;
shelves for information bulletins and protocols;
multiplying technique (Xerox, duplicators);
telecommunications with the minimum of devices (at the
World and Continental championships for seniors – 10 devices, at the World and
Continental championships for juniors and youth – 5 devices).
All journalists bear their own expenses for the use of
communications means.
Organizers have to provide the Press Center with the head
and the serving personnel. The head of the Press Center accomplishes the direct
connection with the Secretariat of the competitions. All radio, papers and TV
journalists can receive the information only in the Press Center. The Press Center has to prepare the final documents with all the results of competitions. The
schedule of the Press Center work should be convenient for all the journalists.
Organizers have to provide the accredited journalists and photo reporters with
The organization that sends journalists to the competitions
should bear expenses on their travel
Part 1 Character and methods
of conducting competitions 1
1. Character of
Article 2. System and methods to conduct
Part 2 Contestants
3. Age
4. Admission to the
Article 5. Weight
Article 6.
Article 7. Competitors' duties and
Article 8.
Article 9. Team representatives, coaches
and team
captains 7
Part 3 Officials
Article 10. Composition of the Officiating
Article 11. The Chief
Article 12. The Chief
Article 13. The mat
Article 14. The
Article 15. The
Article 16. The
Article 17. The technical secretary, informant,
Article 18. The official attached to
Article 19. The doctor of the competitions
Article 20. Superintendent of the
Part 4 The Rules of
Article 21. The contents of Sambo
Article 22. Start and end of the
Article 23. Course and duration of the
Article 24. The number of the
Article 25. The outcome and evaluation of the
Article 26. Total
Article 27. Victory by Superiority and on
28. Technical
Article 29. Victory on
Article 30. Elimination and
Article 31. Evaluation of
Article 32. Stalling
Article 33. Fight near the limits of the
Article 34. Prohibitions and illegal
35. Cautions and
36. Definition and declaration of the bout
results 34
Article 37.
Part 5. Equipment of the Competition Area
Article 38. The
39. Special equipment and inventory
Article 40. Requirements on the competition
Part 6.Combat Sambo
41. Evaluation of the bout and technical actions
Article 42. Permitted (legal) technical actions
Article 43. Illegal (prohibited) technical actions
Appendixes 1-14
List of the Main Requirements to Conduct Sambo
Competitions (for organizers)
Regulations of the International Sambo Competitions Conduct
Under the Auspices of the International Amateur Sambo
Federation (FIAS)
Variation of the Competition Venue Decoration