Having stepped through "equator", competitions in St. Petersburg on Friday showed to the world of new champions and prize-winners in four categories at men: 81, 90, 100 and over 100 kg.

For the first time bronze prize-winners of last tournaments - Muscovite Ilya Kokovich (81), Samir Guchapshev (90) of KBR and David Bitiyev (100) representing the Moscow region and RSO-Alania became winners of the Russian superiority. And skilled heavyweight Aslan Kambiyev (+100) who for quite some time now has got over in the capital, in St. Petersburg extracted the third gold of the champion of the country in career.

Competitions of men always more mass, dynamic and intense. In Petersburg they also began earlier, than at women in the first two days - at 10.30 instead of 12.00, and the audience on tribunes brought together more, and on heat, both on a tatami, and on tribunes, certainly, surpassed the female.

81 kg

Muscovite Ilya KOKOVICh won the first Russian bronze in St. Petersburg, in the championship of Russia-2007. Four years of later, in Kazan, again reached the third step of a pedestal. In Petersburg-2013 the pupil of "Sambo-70" obviously decided to achieve the bigger. Acting in numerous category where 52 participants were declared, Ilya purely passed Jan Churikova (Central federal district) and surely won against the vice-world champion among Albert Kostoyev's (Volga federal district) juniors. Not easy there was Kokovich's quarterfinal with the champion of Europe and the world among cadets Souleymane Vyshegurov (North Caucasus federal district). With the hadzhime team Souleymane so quickly entered into reception and carried out so fast pickup that, appear, even time for a board forgot how to move. In five minutes of fight Ilya managed to win back passed "yuko" and transferred a meeting to the additional period. And here the first

the judicial note was towards the Muscovite - "shido" which could make Kokovich lost, after meeting nevertheless cancelled. The capital judoist any more didn't release more good luck also itself carried out attack for which received a victorious assessment.

In a semi-final Kokovich got the best of southerner Aydamir Shevotsukov and received a place in the main fight of day with the double champion of Russia Mikhail Kazydubom. In this intense ending the decisive it became bright through a back, technically executed by Kokovich - "vase-ari". As the Siberian didn't try to recoup, the capital judoist conducted by helps of the trainer – Denis Pavlov, advantage kept.

"The double champion of Russia became the rival in the ending for me –

Mikhail Kazydub, the high-class athlete, - told Ilya Kokovich after rewarding. – It is higher than me growth is the specifics in the captures, defined long hands. We with the trainer chose the correct tactics and, as you can see, it worked. I earned an assessment and kept this advantage. Further plans aren't clear yet, everything will be solved after conversation with instructors of the national team".

The third prize-winners in this category became Aydamir Shevotsukov, managed to break a course of a meeting with Sergey Popov (Central federal district) and passed "yuko" to answer two with a powerful throw on "vase-ari", and Alexey Fetisov (Central federal district) who has changed in the small ending of Muscovite Maxim Bugu.

90 kg

The athlete from KBR Samir GUChAPShEV came into the view of trainers of the national team five years ago when became the third in national championship in Volgograd. After that medal it still reached awards of large international competitions twice – was the silver medallist of two World Cups in 2009 and 2010. The last three years of serious successes of statistics at Guchapshev didn't note. However in St. Petersburg Samir could surprise experts, having beautifully passed on a tournament grid to the ending. On this way the ward of trainer Kim иппонами won against Siberian Baymenov and the representative of the Center Evgeniy Maksimov, in a quarterfinal was more successful than Muscovite Roslyakov, and in semifinal "a golden skor" got the best over

skilled Murat Gasiyev (North Caucasus federal district). There was no Kazbek barrier to gold for Guchapshev and the world champion among juniors Zankishiyev (Ural federal district). The first attack brought Samira advantage in "yuko", and the second – in "vase-ari" which he fixed convincing deduction.

"We met Kazbek earlier in national championship, but in preliminary tournament, and this time dispute went for gold, so, fight was basic, - Samir Guchapshev commented on the victory, - I never was 

90 Roslyakov - Kozel the small ending

the champion of Russia and it was my purpose. It is impossible to tell that approached to the main meeting cool, nerves nevertheless had an effect, after all on a game a champion title. Or you are a champion, or – the second, and tomorrow all will forget about you".

The double champion of the country Murat Gasiyev who has overcome in the small ending of the Samara athlete Alexander Grigoriev (Volga federal district), and Muscovite Alexander Roslyakov rose by the third step of a pedestal in this category, in capital derby left without an award of team mate Sergey Kozel.

100 kg

In rich personal collection David BITIEVA  (The Moscow Region – RSO-Alania) to Petersburg there were five Russian awards: three silver – two 2012 in супертяже and an absolyutka, and one for 2008, and also two bronze. The range was obviously incomplete without gold. And on coast of Neva Bitiyev achieved the desirable: I won against rivals in a preliminary round – Anton Verkholaza, Nugzari Modzgvrishvili, Alexey Kazachkov, Alim Kubekova and Merab Margiyev, and then in the ending I "exhausted" younger Muscovite Ruslan Kiselyov, having compelled judges to punish the rival remarks.

"I in the national team four years, after all I more than once was the prize-winner of national championship, - David Bitiyev shared. – But to become the winner – absolutely other feelings. The championship – the main competition, the highest level in

Russia and to subdue it – the purpose of each athlete. After it is possible "to go" on the European championship, the world, Olympic Games and I, of course, I want to achieve success and at the international level. In St. Petersburg I fought six fights, from them only one won quickly. So my way to gold wasn't a lung".

Bronze awards in this category were handed over to Merab Margiva (North Caucasus federal district), is thin changed Dagestani Arsene Omarov, and to Mikhail Kosyashnikov (North Caucasus federal district), ippony achieved a victory in the small ending over Dagestani Haybula Magomedov.

Over 100 kg

The next odd year became happy KAMBIEVA for Muscovite Aslan. In 2009th it I won Russia in Nalchik, and in the 2011th I was the strongest in Kazan. In the Northern capital Aslan won five meetings from five иппонами – with southerner Litvinenko, Siberian Taskin, the representative of the Center Trusov, one more southerner - Ruslan Dzharim – in a semi-final, and with Sergey Kesayev (Central federal district-North Caucasus federal district) – in the main duel of day, and for the third time rose by the top step of a pedestal.

"I am glad that have an opportunity to fight in the championship in St. Petersburg and could become for the third time the champion, - admitted Cambiums. – For the last one and a half years in my life there were many events. I was ill and was long treated, I

I changed a residence and I moved to Moscow. Fortunately, everything as a result developed well. My trainer Pavel Vladimirovich Funtikov helped me to be restored and gather such form that I achieved gold in national championship. Now it is necessary to be fixed in the national team and to move to new tops. In my weight there are a lot of good fighters and I am glad that I have opportunity to train in Moscow with the most titled of the Russian superheavyweights – Alexander Mikhaylin. It always helped me".

Near the champion stood Andrey Volkov (Central federal district), in orchestra seats stopped Muscovite Oleg Horpyakov, and resident of Tyumen Arthur Haptsev, suffocating lulled into a false sense of security Ruslan

Dzharima (Southern Federal District).

Saturday day promises to become even more dynamic and emotionally rich, after all to a tatami in "Anniversary" there are athletes of easy and average categories: 60, 66, 73 and Absolute.

Marina Mayorova, FDR, www.judo.ru

Ekaterina Malovichko, Radio "Mayak"