Russian, Afghan Sambo Wrestlers Compete In Friendly Fight
Afghan Sambo wrestlers visit Moscow for a friendly contest with Russian martial artists.
Sport has, once again, proved one way of uniting nations as Russia's Sambo wrestlers greeted their opposite numbers from Afghanistan in a move of mutual goodwill in Moscow.
Participant (speaking Pushtu):
“Sambo is the same back in Afghanistan as it is here in Russia but unfortunately I don’t have such good conditions at home. If we had similar equipment, we would produce good results."
Nikolay Khaustov, Russian Foreign Ministry official (speaking Russian):
“This was not about sport about more the cultural exchange. Our Afghan guests are not only the wrestlers, they also visited the Kremlin and central Moscow. So we hope they will have happy memories of this trip for the rest of their lives."
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This magnificent seven have travelled all the way from Kabul to Moscow to show their sambo skills in a friendly tournament in the land where this marshal art was created.
The fighting technique was crafted in the Soviet Union as a mixture of the world’s toughest styles. Around 80 counties across the globe practice the sport now, including Afghanistan. But there is still no better place than Russian to learn a new trick or two.
“Sambo is the same back in Afghanistan as it is here in Russia but unfortunately I don’t have such good conditions at home. If we had similar equipment, we would produce good results,” a participant said.
This is often the case with meetings like these, competition here is not the only goal. A bit of attention doesn’t do any sport any harm but with all the medals handed out , bridging the cultural gap was the rather important message as the organizers reviled.
“This was not about sport about more the cultural exchange. Our Afghan guests are not only the wrestlers, they also visited the Kremlin and central Moscow. So we hope they will have happy memories of this trip for the rest of their lives,” says Russian Foreign Ministry official Nikolay Khaustov.
This competition could become the first of many events aiming at boosting sporting ties between Russia and Afghanistan.
Sport has, once again, proved one way of uniting nations as Russia's Sambo wrestlers greeted their opposite numbers from Afghanistan in a move of mutual goodwill in Moscow.
Participant (speaking Pushtu):
“Sambo is the same back in Afghanistan as it is here in Russia but unfortunately I don’t have such good conditions at home. If we had similar equipment, we would produce good results."
Nikolay Khaustov, Russian Foreign Ministry official (speaking Russian):
“This was not about sport about more the cultural exchange. Our Afghan guests are not only the wrestlers, they also visited the Kremlin and central Moscow. So we hope they will have happy memories of this trip for the rest of their lives."
Story
This magnificent seven have travelled all the way from Kabul to Moscow to show their sambo skills in a friendly tournament in the land where this marshal art was created.
The fighting technique was crafted in the Soviet Union as a mixture of the world’s toughest styles. Around 80 counties across the globe practice the sport now, including Afghanistan. But there is still no better place than Russian to learn a new trick or two.
“Sambo is the same back in Afghanistan as it is here in Russia but unfortunately I don’t have such good conditions at home. If we had similar equipment, we would produce good results,” a participant said.
This is often the case with meetings like these, competition here is not the only goal. A bit of attention doesn’t do any sport any harm but with all the medals handed out , bridging the cultural gap was the rather important message as the organizers reviled.
“This was not about sport about more the cultural exchange. Our Afghan guests are not only the wrestlers, they also visited the Kremlin and central Moscow. So we hope they will have happy memories of this trip for the rest of their lives,” says Russian Foreign Ministry official Nikolay Khaustov.
This competition could become the first of many events aiming at boosting sporting ties between Russia and Afghanistan.
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