On November 7, 2026, the Head of the Republic of Kalmykia, Batu Khasikov, highlighted a series of recent successes by athletes from the region in domestic and international competitions. These achievements span wrestling, football, swimming, mixed martial arts, armwrestling, traditional archery, and power extreme.
Ayrat Lidzhiev, a pupil of the republican sports school of Olympic reserve named after T.L. Baldashinova, earned a bronze medal at an international youth Greco-Roman wrestling tournament in Novosibirsk. Mingiyan Badmaev, a graduate of the Uralan football school, helped CSKA Moscow secure first place in the youth football league two rounds before the end of the competition. Yuliana Bambykova finished in the top five in eight distances at the Russian Cup in swimming for athletes with hearing impairments in Astrakhan. Lari Dzhaldzhireev won his bout at Fight Nights 143 by unanimous decision after three rounds against Kantemir Shogenov.
At the World Armwrestling Championship in New Delhi, Aylana Durdusova took silver and bronze medals, while Nasir Khalikov and Natalia Syukieva earned silver among athletes with disabilities; Khalikov also met the standard for Master of Sports of Russia of international class, with coach Evgeny Dzhakuraev playing a key role. Sanal Ochirov contributed to a team silver for Russia in traditional archery at the World Championship in Ulsan, Republic of Korea, where Lyudmila Kurneeva also competed. The Kalmykia national team finished second overall at the Russian Championship in power extreme in Kievsk, collecting 10 medals under coaches Igor Remishevsky, Yuri Ganza, and Irina Khavaeva. Khasikov expressed pride in the athletes and their mentors for representing Kalmykia and Russia.