Hosts Russia claimed a further nine gold medals here today at the Sambo World Cup to take their final total to 19 from 27 categories ©ITG

Hosts Russia claimed a further nine gold medals at the Sambo World Cup here today to take their final total to 19 from 27 categories.

Anastasia Khramova ensured the home country  carried on where they left off yesterday, winning the women’s 48 kilogram division with victory over Belarus' Anfisa Kapayeva in the first final of the evening.

Venezuela’s Maria Guedez and Romania’s Ioana Matei were the weight category’s bronze medallists.

Igor Kazanin beat Kyrgyzstan’s Mukhametali Ergeshev in the combat men’s 52kg showdown and there was also a win for fellow Russian Anastasia Valova at the expense of France’s Laure Fournier in the women’s 56kg.

Mongolia’s Munkhbat Bayarsaikhan and Kazakhstan’s Amangeldi Amanshaev had to settle for third spot in the combat men’s 52kg.

Belarus’ Krystsina Kazanoy and Romania’s Daniela Poroineanu shared the third step of the podium in the women’s 56kg.

Alexander Salikov was the first of four consecutive Russian gold medallists in the middle third of proceedings after establishing a decisive 8-0 lead against Turkmenistan’s Kerimberdi Dovletov in the combat men’s 62kg.

This was followed by wins for Marina Shlyakhtina, against Kazakhstan’s Dinara Zhumabayeva in the women’s 64kg, as well as men’s 74kg competitor Oleg Babgoev and combat men’s 74kg contestant Zaur Azizov against South Korea’s Jinwoo Lee and Armenia’s Mavrik Nasibyan respectively.

The combat men’s 62kg bronze medals went the way of Kyrgyzstan’s Orozbek Abtandil Uulu and Uzbekistan’s Sherzodbek Rasulov with the top three in the women’s 64kg being rounded out by Belarus’ Tatsiana Matsko and Morocco’s El Hassania El Azaar.

Kazakhstan’s Aidyn Dartayev and Belarus’ Vadzim Mikulski were the men’s 74kg bronze medallists.

Kyrgyzstan’s Uulu Kalysbek Toktosun and the United States’ Anthony Terrel took third-place honours in the combat men’s 74kg. 

Anastasia Khramova, red, was the first of nine Russians to win gold today ©ITG
Anastasia Khramova, red, was the first of nine Russians to win gold today ©ITG

Russia’s final two gold medals came courtesy of Evgeniy Maximov in the men’s 90kg and Anzhela Gasparyan in the women’s over 80kg.

Maximov saw off the challenge of Moldova’s Sergiu Oslobanu, who was followed onto the podium by Belarus’ Siarhei Lesiak and the America's John Jayne.

Kyrgyzstan’s Kunduzai Zhaichibekova lost out to Gasparyan in the final of what was a two-competitor weight category.

Russia did not have it all their own way on the final day, however, as they lost three of the 12 finals they were represented in.

Aleksey Klyukin appeared stunned after falling to defeat at the hands of Armenia’s Tigran Kirakosyan in the men’s 52kg - a category which saw Kazakhstan’s Beimbet Kanzhanov and Venezuela’s Matheuicx Castellanos take the bronze medals.

Despite their overall dominance, the evening ended on an extremely disappointing note for Russia as Roman Mikhalchenko and Timofey Mishev suffered defeats in their respective men’s over 100kg and combat men’s over 100kg gold medal matches.

Mikhalchenko lost to Georgia’s Beka Berdzenishvili, while Mishev saw an early advantage overturned by South Korea’s Sangsoo Lee.

There was just one bronze medallist in each of the two categories with Tajikistan’s Akhtam Khusenov taking the men’s over 100kg and Kazakhstan’s Ruslan Aushev claiming the combat men’s over 100kg.

Russia's Anzhela Gasparyan won the women's over 80kg, a category featuring just two competitors ©ITG
Russia's Anzhela Gasparyan won the women's over 80kg, a category featuring just two competitors ©ITG

There were also three finals today that did not feature Russian sambists, including the men’s 62kg, where Kazakhstan’s Yesset Kuanov overcame Belarus’ Vae Tutkhalian by fall after trailing 5-0.

Kuanov’s compatriot Dildash Koryshbayeva was not so fortunate, losing 4-1 in the women’s 72kg against Georgia’s Nino Odzelashvili who celebrated with a backflip.

Turkmenistan also got in on the gold medal act after Javlanbek Madaminov held off a fight-back from Kyrgyzstan’s Zhanybek Amatov to win the combat men’s 90kg final, 8-7.

The men’s 62kg bronze medals were won by Georgia’s Genadi Chirgadze and Tajikistan’s Khushqadam Khusravov, while Belarus’ Volha Namazava and Russia’s Galina Ambartcumyan took third place in the women’s 72kg.

Morocco’s Zain Marouan and Russia’s Maxim Kirichenko completed the combat men’s 90kg podium.

Georgia’s two gold medals today puts them second in the final medal standings with three in all. 

Armenia, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan won one gold medal each.