Athletes from Turkmenistan won seven medals at the World Cadet, Youth & Junior SAMBO Championships, which took place on 2–4 October in Thessaloniki (Greece). This was reported by Turkmenportal.

On the first day, Annamuhammet Annamuhammedov won a bronze medal in the under-64 kg weight category for boys.

On the second day, Turkmen athletes won five medals in combat sambo in the junior category. Gold medals were won by Alihan Aydogdyev (under 58 kg), Islam Hemrayev (under 71 kg) and Malikberdi Begiyev (over 98 kg).

Rasul Jabrailov (up to 64 kg) and Velmyrat Nepesov (up to 88 kg) took silver. Dovrangeldi Kakayev won another bronze medal in the up to 79 kg weight category.