Approximately 100 sambists took part in the first “Querétaro 2019” Open SAMBO Tournament that took place on March 15-16 in Santiago de Querétaro. The hall of the Parque Querétaro 2000 Sports Complex became the venue for the competition of sambists from 9 teams representing 7 states, the capital of Mexico, and the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico.
The senior referee of the tournament that was attended by both adult athletes and cadets, was Maya Almendarez. The tournament was organized by the Querétaro State SAMBO Association headed by President Francisco Roque, with the support of the National SAMBO and Combat SAMBO Association.
‘This tournament has become one of qualification stages for the national SAMBO team of Mexico that will take part in the next international starts,’ stated Antonio Ramirez Rebollar, President of the SAMBO and Combat SAMBO Association of Mexico. ‘We’ve got an idea to stage these competitions on a yearly basis and invite athletes from all over the Americas to participate in them.
The next key competition of the Mexican sambists is going to be the National SAMBO Championships that will take place on May 17-18 in Mexico City. The venue for the tournament is chosen to be the Sports Hall of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, which is considered the largest one in Latin America by the number of its students.
Winners of the “Querétaro 2019” Open SAMBO Tournament (adults)
Women
48 kg – Nicohl Gomez
52 kg – Casandra Martinez
56 kg – Diana Mateos
60 kg – Vivian Leonor
64 kg – Madai Salgado
68 kg – Natalia Morales
72 kg – Alicia Martinez
Men
57 kg – Imanol Rodriguez
62 kg – Ivan Guerrero
68 kg – Jesus Suastegui
74 kg – Juan Polanco
82 kg – Juan Salinas
90 kg – Jesus Martinez
100 kg – Sergio Barajas
Combat SAMBO
57 kg – Imanol Rodriguez
62 kg – Sergio Martinez
68 kg – Jorge Loza
74 kg – Luis Bañuelos
82 kg – Daniel Vazquez
90 kg – Ricardo Cocoletzi
100 kg – Arnulfo Otero
+100 kg – Gerardo Martinez
