A memorial honoring Vasili Oshchepkov in Korabelnaya Embankment. (Photo: Yuri SmityukTASSGetty Images) Vasili Oshchepkov was born in Sakhalin, Russia, in 1893 and became an orphan at only 8 years old.

SAMBO is born following recognition as an official sport by the USSR All-Union Sports Committee. It is often initially referred to as “freestyle wrestling” with the abbreviation not catching on ...

According to FIAS, the sport boasts "a colourful and rich history" and they feel "compelled" to pass memories down from generation to generation. A dedicated website has now been set-up for people to ...

The guide to the grappling styles used by MMA fighters continues with a grappling system that is growing in popularity and could help produce several of the next generation of stars in MMA. Sambo is a ...

Nigeria’s Sambo Federation has set its sights on a podium finish, with gold as the primary target, as two blind women sambists prepare to make history at the World Sambo Cup in Yerevan, Armenia, from ...