In Slobodsky made an attempt on strengthening of international cooperation. There passed the first regional tournament on the judo, collected on a tatami a great number of children from the different cities and the republics of Russia.

This dancing number at opening ceremony became the highlight of the program. The Lezgian was danced not simply by the audience, and the senior pupils of slobodsky school of wrestling who from tournament were free. Their incendiary dance pleased to all without an exception to participants. Among which in the same row there were Russians, Georgians, Azerbaijanians, Armenians.

ZAURBEK LABAZANOV, ORGANIZER of COMPETITIONS: "And the Dagestani. It is important to us to inform through sports to children friendship of the people. That there were no national conflicts never".

Their many old acquaintances responded to the invitation of the Dagestan diaspora. 17 teams and nearly three hundred athletes. On scale this tournament at all didn't concede held annually in Slobodsky two more large judo competitions. On a house tatami local wrestlers always seek to win. This time the most young athletes should justify hopes of trainers. Usually in sections on judo trains international collectives. But on a lobby the plan, as well as is necessary, there are at whom the Caucasian roots and temperament.

BESSARION LIKOKELI, CHIEF JUDGE of TOURNAMENT: "They are by nature strong children. All wrestling normally".

Children didn't want to give in without a wrestling visitors. Strong selection of judoists was presented by Perm Krai, Nizhny Novgorod, Izhevsk. Besides, instructors demanded the sports purposes, and observance of all rules, characteristic single combats for this look.

IVAN SHISHOV, COACH OF THE TEAM of IZHEVSK: "I try to pay attention that behaved adequately. The correct exit to a tatami and leaving from it" is important.

Debut tournament on points with a noticeable superiority won slobodans. But the all-command success for them faded into the background. Thanks to judo children of different nationalities could learn better than each other. Closely among themselves on interesting subjects trainers communicated also. The unanimous opinion made the decision to make this tournament traditional and to call it tournament "Friendship of the people".

Roman Chetverikov

http://kirov.bezformata.ru/