RIA Kalmykia reported at 1:00 PM Moscow time on October 5, 2026, that Kalmyk athletes medaled at the open Pardus club taekwondo championship in Volzhsky, Volgograd region, held October 3-4. The republic was represented by the Republican School of Olympic Reserve and the Nomad sports club, with coaches Ruslan Samtonov and Nikolai Ubushaev.
Mira Vaskaeva of the Olympic reserve school took second in the under-44-kilogram class among girls ages 12-14. Aldar Lidzhi-Goryaev of Nomad took third in the under-34-kilogram class among children ages 8-9.