Mas-wrestling intends to expand its borders on the Asian continent
Russian Sports Minister, ROC President Mikhail Degtyarev held a bilateral meeting today with the Secretary of State of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Vat Chamroeun, on the sidelines of the EEF. The day before, they spoke together at the session "Sports Diplomacy: New Challenges and Opportunities." Particular attention was paid to direct contacts between sports federations, Mikhail Vladimirovich reports on his Telegram channel. The first step could be the signing of an interdepartmental memorandum of cooperation in sports at the forum "Russia – Sports Power" in Samara on November 5-7. Within the framework of the forum, there will be a meeting of the sports ministers of the countries participating in the Dialogue on Cooperation in Asia. The Minister of Sports invited the Cambodian delegation to participate in these events. The parties also discussed academic exchange programs: Russia is ready to allocate quotas for free education for Cambodian students in sports universities of the Ministry of Sports.
On September 5, a delegation from the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Kingdom of Cambodia expressed a desire to watch mas-wrestling bouts during the Yakutia Railways JSC Mas-wrestling Cup International Tournament. The company's General Director Vasily Shimokhin personally met the distinguished guests.
On the same day, in line with promising cooperation in the field of sports, a bilateral meeting of the sports delegation of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Russian Ministry of Sports took place in the business area of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) pavilion at the Far East Street Exhibition, together with the leadership of the International Mas-wrestling Federation.
From the Cambodian side were present:
- Vat Chamroeun - Secretary of State of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia;
- Pon Sok - Director of the Department of Sport of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of the Kingdom of Cambodia
- On Chentrasomrit - Specialist of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of the Kingdom of Cambodia.
The Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation presented Evgenia Pavlova - Deputy Director of the Department of Education, Science and International Relations of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation.
On behalf of the International Mas-wrestling Federation the following were present at the meeting:
- Shimokhin Vasily - General Director of JSC "Railways of Yakutia", Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the International Mas-wrestling Federation;
- Vasilyev Gennady - Vice President of the International Mas-Wrestling Federation, Director of the State Budgetary Institution of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) "Republican Center for National Sports named after Vasily Manchary";
- Tomskaya Lena - Vice President of the International Mas-wrestling Federation.
During the meeting, prospects for cooperation were outlined with the aim of developing the national sport of mas-wrestling on Cambodian soil. Considering that unique traditional martial arts are successfully preserved and practiced in this Asian country, we have something to share with each other.
In conclusion, the distinguished guests were presented with commemorative souvenirs on behalf of the JSC "Railways of Yakutia" and the International Mas-wrestling Federation.
