On one carpet world champions, Europe and Olympic Games of different years from 22 countries of the world. Such large collecting the Vesna hotel still never carried out.

Ruben Tatulyan, chairman of the board of directors of Vesna hotel: "It is very pleasant that you carried out this joint collecting here, at us. We have such plans — we want to make the third hall big, then, will be even more spacious and it is more convenient. It is very pleasant to me that from these halls — from one and from 17 Olympic winners second in total already left".

The purpose of carrying out camp of judo in Sochi — an exchange of experience in the run-up to the World Cup. It starts at the end of August in Brazil. For this reason camp work was watched fixedly by management of the European union of judo. Her representatives estimated not only work of trainers and athletes, but also a venue of collecting — Alexander Karelin's sport center.

Alexander Yatskevich, sports director of the European union of judo: "In the European union of judo there is a program of support of the best athletes in the world, including supports of Federations where there are perspective athletes. And I arrived here and I look how effectively this program works. I see already at once that everything is magnificent, very good atmosphere — that is important for all".

About such international collecting also judoists shared the impressions. Olympic champion Igr in Athens Ilias Iliadis from Greece to Sochi for the first time. Conditions of the organization of camp of judo remained more than it is happy. Especially as to it is to what to compare.

Ilias Iliadis, Olympic champion in judo (Greece): "Here that is necessary for athletes — everything is. In total nearby — hotels, a hall, a food good. I simply never before didn't see such bases".

The judo camp on the basis of Alexander Karelin's sport center worked seven days. During this time here carried out tens joint international trainings. To Sochi there arrived also representatives of the strongest schools of judo — Japanese, Mongolian and, of course, Russian. After all our country after loud victories on Games in London headed a rating of the leading states in this type of single combats.

Olga Desyatova, Demid Danilovsky.