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President Vladimir Putin attended a tournament between Russian and world martial arts teams

November 30, 2007, Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

The sportspeople competed in martial arts styles including combat sambo, jiu-jitsu, karate, Thai kickboxing and others.

The tournament was organised by the Russian Martial Arts Union, which brings together 53 national martial arts federations with a total of more than 4 million members.

Sportspeople from the Russian Martial Arts Union won 96 gold, 81 silver and 83 bronze medals at world and European championships in different martial arts in 2007.

November 30, 2007, Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow