Tiraspol, June 15. /Novosti Pridnestrovya/. European Hand-to-Hand Fighting Championship among men and women was held in the city of Brno (Czech Republic) between June 10 and June 12. 150 fighters from 20 countries came there to fight for the victory. The president of the Czech Hand-to-Hand Fighting Association Irji Vondrachek and also the president of the International Hand-to-Hand Fighting Federation Sergey Astakhov wished success to the athletes and interesting fights to the audience in their welcoming speech at the tournament opening.
The world-class athlete in hand-to-hand fight from Rybnitsa Marat Sedykh also came to fight for medals. The Pridnestrovian fighter participated in the weight category under 65 kg. The athletes from 13 countries were his rivals in this category: Germany, Belarus, Romania, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Croatia, Ukraine, Finland, Lithuania, Russia and Moldova, it is reported on the website of the Sport State Service.
Marat won three fights against his rivals due to his decisive superiority, and lost on points to the Russian fighter in the semi-final.
Following the results of the competition, the athletes took the following places: the athlete from Kazakhstan won the first place, the second — the fighter from Russia, the third place — the Pridnestrovian athlete Marat Sedykh.
