IOC nod lures ‘bigger’ judokas to sambo

Sydney Sy noticed a palpable change among her competitors during the recent World Sambo Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. “In my weight category, they had all become 40 to 50 kilograms heavier,” Sy said. Pilipinas Sambo Federation president Paolo Tancontian knows exactly why. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) gave sambo full recognition—thus earning possible inclusion to […]

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