Athletes from Kalmykia's Republican Sports Adaptive School of Paralympic Reserve won medals at the Russian Cup in powerlifting for athletes with musculoskeletal impairments, held in Novy Urengoy.
Yevgeny Tagiyev and Kirsan Yarmoshkayev won gold in the main tournament. Badma Boskhomdzhiyev took bronze. Local reprints said other Kalmyk competitors also won gold in additional classes and that the results put the athletes on the Russian national team. GTRK Elista and Steppnye Vesti carried the results.