In a hall pupils of Kerch trainers, athletes from Russia, the cities of the Crimea and Ukraine gathered.

The gathered participants on behalf of Vladimir KONSTANTINOV and on behalf of Federation of judo and sambo were greeted by the Adviser of the representative of the Verkhovna Rada Valery FRIDRIKOV.

"It already the fourth tournament which we hold on Vladimir Andriyovych's prizes. Especially pleases that every year competitions expand a field of the activity and than participants becomes more increasing. This year there arrived many teams from Russia therefore tournament will last two days. It is interesting to look at level of preparation not only our athletes, but also the arrived guests", – I told "To arguments of week – Kerch" Valery FRIDRIKOV.

As it became clear, at one of Russian teams to visit Kerch tournaments and the championships are a nice tradition.

"This time we brought team from fifteen people. To come to Kerch to be overcome – for us already any special tradition. We well know how competitions as are carried out here are organized, everything very much is pleasant to us therefore we with pleasure come in process of our opportunities. Wanted to arrive in the fall to you on tournament on sambo, but, unfortunately, it didn't turn out. Next year we will surely fill this gap", – shared with "Arguments of week – Kerch" the representative of team from Novorossiysk Sergey ZHURAVSKY.

The first day of competitions for young athletes passed very disturbingly. On a carpet boys and little girls from nine to eleven years fought.

As a result, judges of competitions defined winners. Rewarding carried out Valery FRIDRIKOV and the triple world champion in fighting sambo Mikhail BAKIN. They handed over to prize-winners of the diploma rising by a pedestal, medals and cups.

Among the children, become the first in the weight categories, Snezhana SEREDA, Nikita  HLOPOTOV, Dima  POPOV and Valimer ALIYEV.