Students of the Republican Complex Sports School of Olympic Reserve and the Hand-to-Hand Combat Federation of the Republic of Kalmykia, coached by Mergen Markhaev, won medals at all-Russian competitions in Stavropol. The events included the Friendship Cup and a stage of the Russian Cup. In the 14-15 age group Sofia Tyurbeeva took gold. In the 12-13 group Saida Omarova, representing SPK Dzhal from Peschany settlement and coacheTyurbeevad by V. L. Ataev, took second, and Galina Shataeva took bronze. Artem Evseenko won gold at the fifth stage of the Russian Cup and earned a place in the final stage in Ryazan. RIA Kalmykia published the report at 11:00 AM Moscow time on October 7, 2026.