Sofia Istomina and Anzhela Gasparyan speak about the training camps of the Russian women's national combat sambo team at the Martial Arts Academy

Two-time world champion and European champion Sofia Istomina, alongside world champion and Honored Master of Sports Anzhela Gasparyan, told about the training camps of the Russian women's national combat sambo team at the Martial Arts Academy.

Sofia talked about the daily routine and how the training process is going:

"This is our third year holding a combat sambo camp here. We've formed an official team now that women's combat sambo has become an official sport. We wake up in the morning, and at 7:30 we exercise. We just walk around, breathing in the fresh air. Those who want can stretch, others can do warm-ups with the pads, whatever they want. At 8 we have breakfast, then we rest. Since there's training at 10:30, sometimes at 11, there's time in between to read, sleep, whatever you want. Then training at 11. We do some weight training with the girls, the guys on the mat. We work out, stretch, have lunch, take a nap, maybe some people go to the beach. And then there is training again. After evening training, we get together with the team, trying to be more cohesive. And we bring the junior guys along with us. We play Mafia and various games, basically. That's how we spend our days, sometimes we go for a walk. Everything is wonderful here, it really is a very good base and really good conditions. Probably one of the best."

Anzhela also shared her impressions of her stay in Sirius:

"This is our second year here with the Combat Sambo team. I was here for the first time in 2024. I was very surprised by how modern, beautiful, and spacious it is; you really want to train here all the time. I expect muscle growth, technique, and, of course, mental recovery."