At the end of last week, the first national beach sambo championship was held in Israel. The event was attended by 84 athletes, representing the nine major sambo societies in Israel.
The event was held at the new landscaped beach of Bat Yam and was part of the Olympic Festival organized by the Municipality of Bat Yam on the occasion of the end of the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
The municipality of Bat Yam treats sambo with trepidation and love, and it is not unknown, as the city has one of the largest and strongest clubs in the country — Hapoel Bat Yam — which has gathered more than 150 young athletes around the sport.
Yaron Levy, the specialist in charge of sports at the city hall, said:
“We understand how important this sport is in our city. With its help youth, mostly disadvantaged youth from street can gather in gyms. It’s hard to get them interested in anything, and I’m sure they will love this sport. In our turn we are sure that sambo will bring up healthy and patriotically-minded youngsters!”
Source: www.eurosambo.com
