# Fédération Internationale de Sambo

International Federation of Amateur SAMBO (Fédération Internationale de SAMBO) is the world governing body for the sport of Sambo.

## History

1984 - the FILA Assembly decided to create an independent federation of SAMBO (FIAS). The president of FIAS was elected Spaniard Fernando Compte.
2022 - Unlike most international federations, FIAS has not banned Russian and Belarusians in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

## Summary

* 1973-1984: FILA
* 1985-1990: FIAS
* 1991-1993: FMS and FIAS
* 1994-2005: FIAS EAST / FIAS WEST
* 2006-NOW: FIAS (CURRENT SITUATION)

## Events
### World Sambo Championships

The World Sambo Championships are the main championships in Sambo and Combat Sambo, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Sambo (FIAS).
| Number | Year | Dates | Host | Champion | Events | Participating countries |
| 1 | 1973 | September 6–11 | Tehran, Iran | Soviet Union | 10 | 11 |
| 2 | 1974 | July 26–28 | Ulan Bator, Mongolia | Soviet Union | 10 | 5 |
| | 1977 | September – October | Canary Islands, Spain | cancelled by the Spanish authorities | cancelled by the Spanish authorities | cancelled by the Spanish authorities |
| 3 | 1979 | December 11–14 | Madrid, Spain | Soviet Union | 10 | 11 |
| 4 | 1980 | May 30–31 | Madrid, Spain | Soviet Union | 10 | 11 |
| 5 | 1981 | February 28 – March 1 | Madrid, Spain | Soviet Union | 10 | 12 |
| 6 | 1982 | July 3–4 | Paris, France | Soviet Union | 10 | 11 |
| 7 | 1983 | September 30 – October 1 | Kyiv, Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 10 | 8 |
| 8 | 1984 | June 14–15 | Madrid, Spain | Soviet Union | 10 | 10 |
| 9 | 1985 | September 19–21 | San Sebastián, Spain | Soviet Union | 10 | 11 |
| 10 | 1986 | November 21–24 | Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France | Soviet Union | 10 | 8 |
| 11 | 1987 | November | Milan, Italy | Soviet Union | 10 | 9 |
| 12 | 1988 | December 1–5 | Montreal, Canada | Soviet Union | 10 | 11 |
| 13 | 1989 | November 8–11 | West Orange, United States | Soviet Union | 10 | 9 |
| 14 | 1990 | December 7–10 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 10 | 18 |
| 15 | 1991 | December 27 | Montreal, Canada | Soviet Union | 10 | 8 |
| 16 | 1992 | November 6–10 | Herne Bay, England | Russia | 10 | 14 |
| 17 | 1993 | November 9–15 | Kstovo, Russia | Russia | 10 | 28 |
| 18 | 1994 | October 7–9 | Novi Sad, Yugoslavia | Russia | 10 | 20 |
| 19 | 1995 | September 1–3 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Russia | 9 | 23 |
| 20 | 1996 | November 1–3 | Tokyo, Japan | Russia | 18 | 23 |
| 21 | 1997 | October 10–12 | Tbilisi, Georgia | Georgia | 18 | 20 |
| 22 | 1998 | October 16–18 | Kaliningrad, Russia | Russia | 18 | 20 |
| 23 | 1999 | November 12–14 | Gijón, Spain | Russia | 18 | 20 |
| 24 | 2000 | November 25 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Russia | 18 | 21 |
| 25 | 2001 | October 20–21 | Krasnoyarsk, Russia | Russia | 18 | 26 |
| 26 | 2002 | November 26–29 | Panama City, Panama | Russia | 18 | 19 |
| 27 | 2003 | October 18 November 6–10 | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (Combat Sambo) St. Petersburg, Russia | Russia | 27 | 32 |
| 28 | 2004 | June 16–21 September 25–26 | Prague, Czech Republic (Combat Sambo) Chișinău, Moldova | Russia | 27 | 23 |
| 29 | 2005 | October 21–23 November 11–14 | Prague, Czech Republic (Combat Sambo) Astana, Kazakhstan | Russia | 27 | 27 |
| 30 | 2006 | September 30 – October 2 November 3–5 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Combat Sambo) Sofia, Bulgaria | Russia | 27 | 33 |
| 31 | 2007 | November 7–11 | Prague, Czech Republic | Russia | 27 | 43 |
| 32 | 2008 | November 13–17 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Russia | 27 | 48 |
| 33 | 2009 | November 5–9 | Thessaloniki, Greece | Russia | 27 | 46 |
| 34 | 2010 | November 4–8 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Russia | 27 | 26 |
| 35 | 2011 | November 10–14 | Vilnius, Lithuania | Russia | 27 | 65 |
| 36 | 2012 | November 8–12 | Minsk, Belarus | Russia | 27 | 64 |
| 37 | 2013 | November 7–11 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Russia | 27 | 70 |
| 38 | 2014 | November 20–24 | Narita, Japan | Russia | 27 | 82 |
| 39 | 2015 | November 12–16 | Casablanca, Morocco | Russia | 27 | 80 |
| 40 | 2016 | November 10–14 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Russia | 27 | 77 |
| 41 | 2017 | November 9–13 | Sochi, Russia | Russia | 27 | 90 |
| 42 | 2018 | November 8–12 | Bucharest, Romania | Russia | 27 | 80 |
| 43 | 2019 | November 7–11 | Cheongju, South Korea | Russia | 27 | |
| 44 | 2020 | November 4–8 | Novi Sad, Serbia | Russia | 27 | 30 |
| 45 | 2021 | November 12–14 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | | 21 | |
| 46 | 2022 | November 11–13 | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | | 21 | |

### Asian Sambo Championships

Asian Sambo Championships is main Sambo and Combat Sambo championships in the Asia. Organized by Asian Sambo Federation (ASF). The First official Asian SAMBO Championship was held in October 1992 in Vladivostok city (Russia). Nineteen (19) Asian SAMBO Championships had been held in the period from 1992 up to 2011. Asian Championships among men and women, youth and juniors are being held annually. In 2005 combat SAMBO (among men) was included into the program of Asian Championships. In 2008 the ASF at the first time held Championships of West and South East Asia in Damascus in 19–20 June and Bangkok in 12–13 July respectively. Central Asian Sambo Championships.
* Seniors, Youth, Juniors. [M/F]
* Combat SAMBO for Senior [M]
| Number | Year | Host City, Country | Events |
| 10 | 2001 | | |
| 11 | 2002 | | |
| 12 | 2003 | | |
| 13 | 2004 | | |
| 14 | 2005 | | |
| 15 | 2006 | | |
| 16 | 2007 | | |
| 17 | 2008 | | |
| 18 | 2009 | | |
| 19 | 2010 | | |
| 20 | 2011 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |
| 21 | 2012 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |
| 22 | 2013 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 23 | 2014 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |
| 24 | 2015 | Atyrau, Kazakhstan | |
| 25 | 2016 | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 67 |
| 25 | 2017 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 67 |

## Regional Championships
### East Asian Sambo Championships

* 2018 Chinese Taipei

### Southeast Asian Sambo Championships

* 2020 Indonesia

### West Asian Sambo Championships

* 2008 damascus Syria
* 2009 damascus Syria

### Central Asian Sambo Championships

* 2017 Turkmenistan

### Baltic Sambo Championships
## Cup
### World Sambo Cup

FIAS World Cup (Sambo World Cup) and Supercup have been contested since 1969, initially held by FILA, and since 1985 by FIAS.
Sambo World Cup editions :
| Year | Dates | Location |
| 1969 | | Riga |
| 1970 | | Sochi |
| 1975 | | Moscow |
| 1976 | | Tokyo |
| 1977 | 9–12 June | Oviedo |
| 1980 | | Madrid |
| 1981 | 18–20 September | Pontevedra |
| 1982 | 11 June | Bilbao |
| 1983 | | Lyon |
| 1984 | 12–14 October | Puerto la Cruz |
| 1985 | 22 September | San Sebastián |
| 1986 | | Tokyo |
| 1987 | 4–5 April | Casablanca |
| 1988 | June | Moscow |
| 1990 | | Caracas |
| 1992 | | Spain |
| 1993 | | Nizhny Novgorod |
| 1994 | May | Kstovo |
| 1999 | 28 November | Nice |
| 2000 | 27–29 November | Nice |
| 2001 | | Moscow |
| 2006 | 26 November | Nice |
| 2012 | | Kazan |
Sambo Supercup editions :
| Year | Dates | Location |
| 1982 | | |
| 2014 | | |

### Euro Sambo Cup
## Zones

2022:
* Asia - Tashkent, Uzbekistan - 32 Nation
* Oceania - AUS - 1+2 Nation
* Africa - Casablanca - 12+7 Nation
* America - Cali, Colombia - 17+10 Nation
* Europe - Russia, Moscow - 35+2 Nation
Total : 96 + 21 = 117 Nation

### Asia

* Afghanistan KURASH, SAMBO & Belt Wrestling Federation
* Bahrain Sambo Federation
* Bangladesh SAMBO Association
* Chinese Taipei Sambo Association
* Sambo Federation of Hong Kong China
* SAMBO INDIA Association
* Indonesia SAMBO Federation
* Iraqi Jujitsu, Sambo and Kurash Federation
* Sambo Association of Islamic Republic of Iran
* Japan Sambo Federation
* Jordan Sambo Committee
* Kazakhstan Federation of Sport and Combat Sambo
* Sambo Federation of Kyrgyz Republic
* Lebanese SAMBO and Judo Federation
* Macau Sambo Association
* Malaysia Sambo Association
* Mongolian Sambo Federation
* Nepal Sambo Federation
* SAMBO Federation of Pakistan
* Palestinian Sambo & Kurash Committee
* Pilipinas Sambo Federation
* Korea Sambo Federation
* Saudi Sambo Committee
* Sambo division of Wrestling Federation of Singapore
* Sambo Federation Sri Lanka
* Syrian Arab Judo and Sambo Federation
* Sambo Federation of Republic of Tajikistan
* Sambo Association in Thailand
* Turkmenistan National Federation of Martial Arts
* Sambo Association of Uzbekistan
* Vietnam Sambo Association
* Yemen Sambo and Judo Federation

### Oceania

Members
* Sambo Federation of Australia Limited
Candidates:
* New Zealand New Zealand Sambo Federation Inc.
* Tonga Tonga Sambo Association

### Africa

Members
* National Algerian Sambo Committee
* Angola (Luanda) Sambo & Kurash Association
* Cameroonian Nanbudo Federation (National Sambo League)
* Ivorian SAMBO Federation
* Guinean Federation of Sambo and Associated Disciplines
* Mali SAMBO Federation
* Mauritius National Sambo Federation
* Royal Moroccan Federation of Sambo and Tai-Jitsu
* Niger Sambo Federation
* Senegalese Association of Sambo
* Seychelles Sambo Association
* Tunisian SAMBO Federation
Candidates
* Benin Beninese Sambo Federation
* Botswana Mixed Martial Arts Botswana
* Burundi Burundi Sambo Federation
* Central African Republic Central African Sambo Federation
* Egypt Egyptian Sambo Association
* Ghana Ghana Sambo Association
* Republic of the Congo Congolese Sambo Committee
* South Africa Sambo Federation of South Africa

### America

Members
* Argentine Sambo Federation
* Brazilian Amateur Sambo Confederation
* United Canadian Sambo Federation
* Chilean National Sports Federation of Sambo and Martial Arts
* Colombian Sambo Federation
* Sambo and Associated Sports Federation of Costa Rica
* Amateur Federation of Sport and Combat Sambo of the Dominican Republic
* Salvadoran Association of Sambo and Related Disciplines
* National Sambo Association of Guatemala
* Sambo and Combat Sambo Association of Mexico
* Nicaraguan Sambo Federation
* Panama Sambo Association
* Peruvian Amateur Sambo Federation
* Trinidad and Tobago Sambo and Combat Sambo Federation
* Uruguayan Sambo and Combat Sambo Association
* USA Sambo Inc.
* Venezuelan Sambo Federation
Candidates
* Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Sambo Association
* Barbados Barbados Sambo Federation
* Cuba Cuban Sambo and Allied Disciplines Association
* Ecuador Sambo Clubs Association of Ecuador
* Guyana Guyana Sambo and Combat Sambo Federation
* Haiti Haitian Sambo Federation
* Honduras Honduran Sambo Association
* Jamaica Jamaica Sambo and Combat Sambo Federation
* Paraguay Paraguayan Sambo Federation
* Saint Lucia Sambo and Combat Sambo Federation of Saint Lucia

### Europe

Members
* Sambo Federation of Armenia
* Azerbaijan Federation of Sambo
* Public Organization "Belarusian Sambo Federation"
* Belgian Sambo Federation
* Bulgarian Sambo Federation
* Croatian Sambo Federation
* Cyprus Sambo Federation
* Czech Sambo Union
* Estonian Sambo Association
* Finnish Sambo Federation
* French Sambo Committee
* Georgian National Federation of Sambo
* German Sambo Federation
* British Sombo Federation
* Hellenic Federation Sambo, Kurash, Chidaoba
* Hungarian Sambo Federation
* Sambo Ireland
* Sambo Federation of Israel
* Italian Federation of Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Shootboxing, Savate, Sambo (F.I.KBMS)
* Latvian Sambo Federation
* Lithuanian Sambo Federation
* Montenegro Sambo Federation
* Dutch Sambo Federation
* Polish Sambo Association
* Sambo Federation of Moldova
* Sambo Federation of North Macedonia
* Romanian Sambo Federation
* All-Russian Sambo Federation
* Sambo Federation of Serbia
* Sambo Federation Slovak Republic
* Slovenian Sambo Federation
* Spanish Federation of Olympic Wrestling and Associated Disciplines
* Swiss Federation of Sambo and Associated Disciplines
* Sambo Clubs Federation of Turkey
* National Ukrainian Sambo Federation
Candidates
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Malta

## Members

The following are members of the Fédération Internationale de Sambo (2014-2016).

### Africa - Confederation Africaine de Sambo Amateur

* Algeria
* Cameroon
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Niger
* Senegal
* Sierra Leone
* Tunisia

### Candidate members

* Madagascar
* South Africa
* Seychelles

### The Americas - Pan-American Amateur Sambo Federation

* Canada
* Colombia
* Mexico
* Panama
* United States
* Venezuela

### Candidate members

* Aruba
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Puerto Rico

### Asia - Asian Sambo Federation

* Afghanistan
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Korea
* Kyrgyzstan
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Mongolia
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Palestine
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Syria
* Chinese Taipei
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* Uzbekistan
* Yemen

### Oceania - Australia/Oceania Sambo Federation

* Australia
* New Zealand

### Europe - European Sambo Federation

* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Switzerland
* Ukraine

### Candidate members

* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Malta

## Presidents
### List of FIAS Presidents

* Fernando Compte (1992-1997)
* Tomoyuki Horimai (1997-2005)
* Mikhail Tikhomirov (2005)
* Vladimir Putin (2005-2009)
* David Rudman (2009-2013)
* Vasily Shestakov (2013-)

## Events

* Sambo at the 2013 Summer Universiade
* Sambo at the 2013 World Combat Games
* European Sambo Championships
* World Sambo Championships