World Martial Arts Games 2013 - multisports competitions in 15 types of martial arts and martial arts, which were held in St. Petersburg from 18 to 26 October.
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| Host city |  Russia , St. Petersburg |
| Member States | 100 |
| Number of participants | 2,000 |
| Playing medals | > 40 |
| The opening ceremony | October 18, 2013 |
| Closing ceremony | October 26, 2013 |
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| Stadium | Ice Palace |
The sports program includes Olympic and non-Olympic sports: aikido , boxing , wrestling , judo , jiu-jitsu , karate , kendo , kickboxing , Thai boxing , savat , sambo , sumo , taekwondo , wushu , fencing . It was expected that more than 2000 athletes from 100 countries of the world would come to St. Petersburg. At the competition 136 sets of awards were played. For the northern capital, this sporting event has become the largest in the last 19 years [1] . In 2013, this was the only competition in Russia that was held under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee [2] .
The World Martial Arts Games 2013 are organized jointly by the international sports association SportAccord , the Russian Union of Martial Arts (RSBI), the Directorate of the World Martial Arts Games 2013.
Competitions were held in three arenas: the Peterburgsky Sports and Concert Complex, the Yubileiny Sports Complex (the small and large arenas), and the Arena . The opening ceremony was held in the " Ice Palace " on October 18.
In SC "Arena" held competitions in sambo , karate , wushu and taekwondo . In St. Petersburg SCC - aikido , wrestling , judo , kendo , sumo , fencing . In the IC "Jubilee" - boxing , jiu-jitsu , kickboxing , Thai boxing .
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Cultural program
In addition to sporting events, the VI International Congress “Sport. Person. Health ” [3] , international exhibition“ Martial arts and martial arts in the modern world ” [4] , international forum“ World of martial arts and martial arts and society ”.
The ambassadors of the competition took part in the events of the cultural program, among them Ezio Gamba , Fedor Emelyanenko , Karina Aznavurian , Daria Tarasova and many other famous athletes.
Competition History
For the first time, the World Martial Arts Games were held in 2010 in Beijing in 13 disciplines. Victory in the team medal standings won the Russian team. Over the next year, a competitive procedure lasted for the selection of the next capital of the Games, which were scheduled to start in 2013. The Russian side prepared its application, its development was carried out by RSBI, the Ministry of Sport of the Russian Federation, the administration of St. Petersburg. As a result, Sport-Accord gave Russia the right to hold the next World Martial Arts Games in St. Petersburg.
In February 2012, the organizing committee of the competition was created, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak [5] .
Athletes
Athletes are selected at competitions held by international federations. Participation licenses are obtained by combatants who successfully compete in continental or world championships and championships. For the participation of Russian athletes were allocated 134 licenses. Participants in the competition include two-time Olympic champion in taekwondo Stephen Lopez , five-time world sumo champion Alan Karayev , two-time world champion in kickboxing Svetlana Ananyeva, three-time world champion in jujitsu Pavel Korzhavykh and many other martial arts stars.
Competition calendar and medals
| CO | The opening ceremony | ● | Qualifying competition | D | Demo | one | Finals of competitions (number of medals) | CH | Closing ceremony |
| Kind of sport | October Day | Total medals | ||||||||
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| 18 | nineteen | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | ||
| Ceremonies | CO | CH | ||||||||
| Aikido | D | D | ||||||||
| Boxing | ● | ● | 13 | 13 | ||||||
| Fencing | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| Judo | one | one | 2 | |||||||
| Jujutsu | 9 | 9 | 18 | |||||||
| Karate | 6 | 6 | 12 | |||||||
| Kendo | four | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| Kickboxing | ● | ● | 12 | 12 | ||||||
| Muay Thai | ● | ● | eleven | eleven | ||||||
| Sambo | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
| Sawat | ● | 3 | eight | eleven | ||||||
| Sumo | four | four | eight | |||||||
| Taekwondo | ● | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Freestyle wrestling | five | five | five | 15 | ||||||
| Wushu | ● | 13 | 13 | |||||||
| Medal Kits | 7 | eight | ten | ten | ten | sixteen | 31 | 28 | 15 | 135 |
| Dates | 18 | nineteen | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | Total medals |
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Members
Athletes from 97 countries took part in the competitions at the World Martial Arts Games in 2013.
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Medal Score
Host Country (Russia)
| A place | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| one | Russia | 47 | 20 | 26 | 93 |
| 2 | France | 12 | eight | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | Japan | eleven | five | four | 20 |
| four | Iran | 6 | four | 7 | 17 |
| five | China | five | 6 | 6 | 17 |
| 6 | Ukraine | four | sixteen | 14 | 34 |
| 7 | Italy | 3 | ten | four | 17 |
| eight | Hungary | 3 | four | one | eight |
| 9 | The Republic of Korea | 3 | 2 | five | ten |
| ten | Thailand | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| eleven | Azerbaijan | 3 | one | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | Poland | 2 | one | eight | eleven |
| 13 | Egypt | 2 | one | four | 7 |
| 14 | Croatia | 2 | one | 2 | five |
| Great Britain | 2 | one | 2 | five | |
| sixteen | Ireland | 2 | one | one | four |
| 17 | Mexico | 2 | 0 | one | 3 |
| 18 | Norway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| nineteen | USA | one | four | ten | 15 |
| 20 | Romania | one | 3 | five | 9 |
| 21 | Germany | one | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 22 | Mongolia | one | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 23 | Turkey | one | 2 | 7 | ten |
| 24 | Brazil | one | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 25 | Serbia | one | 2 | four | 7 |
| 26 | Belorussia | one | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Sweden | one | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 28 | Israel | one | one | 2 | four |
| Uzbekistan | one | one | 2 | four | |
| thirty | Austria | one | one | 0 | 2 |
| Estonia | one | one | 0 | 2 | |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | one | 0 | five | 6 |
| Venezuela | one | 0 | five | 6 | |
| 34 | Netherlands | one | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | Belgium | one | 0 | one | 2 |
| Lithuania | one | 0 | one | 2 | |
| 37 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | one | 0 | 0 | one |
| Indonesia | one | 0 | 0 | one | |
| Peru | one | 0 | 0 | one | |
| 40 | Spain | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| National team | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2 | five | 7 |
| 43 | Canada | 0 | 2 | four | 6 |
| 44 | Republic of the Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 45 | Hong Kong | 0 | one | five | 6 |
| 46 | Australia | 0 | one | 2 | 3 |
| Colombia | 0 | one | 2 | 3 | |
| Jordan | 0 | one | 2 | 3 | |
| Morocco | 0 | one | 2 | 3 | |
| Slovenia | 0 | one | 2 | 3 | |
| 51 | Malaysia | 0 | one | one | 2 |
| Moldavia | 0 | one | one | 2 | |
| Vietnam | 0 | one | one | 2 | |
| 54 | Armenia | 0 | one | 0 | one |
| Denmark | 0 | one | 0 | one | |
| Latvia | 0 | one | 0 | one | |
| Switzerland | 0 | one | 0 | one | |
| 58 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| South Africa | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 60 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 61 | Algeria | 0 | 0 | one | one |
| Argentina | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Cuba | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Georgia | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Greece | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| New Zealand | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Singapore | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Tunisia | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Total | 135 | 135 | 203 | 473 | |
Notes
- ↑ Nikolay Valuev identified the best logo of the second World Martial Arts Games following an open competition. Sport-Express. sports news
- ↑ Smirnov noted the importance of patronage of the IOC World Martial Arts Games | Martial Arts | R-Sport. All the top sports news
- ↑ VI International Congress "Sport, Man, Health"
- ↑ The exhibition "Martial arts and martial arts in the modern world" will be held as part of the cultural program of the Games - World Combat Games Archival copy of October 19, 2013 on the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Vice Prime Minister Kozak chairs the organizing committee of the World Martial Arts Games | RIA News