It was revealed after FIAS launched its 2023 calendar, with the Championships now scheduled to take place in Yerevan from November 10 to 12.

FIAS said it was impressed by the Armenians' hosting of the 2022 World Cadets, Youth and Junior Sambo Championships - with this factoring into its decision to award the sport's highest competition.

The World Beach Sambo Championships are still scheduled to take place in Dominican Republic on September 9 and 10; while the sport is on the programme for the World Combat Games in Saudi Arabia in October and the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Thailand in late November.

The 2023 season is set to open at the Asian and Oceanian Beach Sambo Championships on February 24 and 25 in Bahrain, followed by the European Sambo Championships - as well as the youth categories equivalent - in Israel from April 19 to 23.

Bolivia is set to hold the Pan American Cadets, Junior and Youth Championships on May 4 and 5, with the Pan American Junior Beach Sambo Championships scheduled to take place in the same country the day after the other event concludes.

Morocco is expecting to host the African Sambo Championships from May 19 to 21 and the Asian and Oceania Sambo Championships are to be held in Kazakhstan from June 12 to 18.

The Pan American Sambo Championships are scheduled to be held in Dominican Republic on September 6 and 7 - just before the World Beach Championships.

Kyrgyzstan, who held the 2022 World Sambo Championships, and Serbia are set to host two legs of the Sambo World Cup too.

The Asian Open Cup is also set to take place in Seoul.