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Mansur Isaev - participant of three World Championships (2009/10/11). An outstanding Russian judoka, Olympic champion in 2012 in the weight category up to seventy-three kilograms. Master of sports of international class, bronze medalist of the championship of the Russian Federation up to twenty-three years old, European champion among youth. Winner and prize-winner of international tournaments "Masters", "Grand Prix", "Grand Slam", stages of the World Cup.

Childhood and youth

Mansur Isaev, whose photo can be seen in this article, was born on September 23, 1986 in the city of Kizilyurt (Dagestan). The father of the judoka Mustafa Isaev is an Avar by nationality. Mom, Asiyat Isaeva, is a Kumyk. Mansur began practicing judo at the age of eight. The father brought the future Olympic champion to the section of this sport.

The boy's first coach was D. Magomedov. Mansour since 2006 began to play for Chelyabinsk region, began to train him at that time Being fond of sports, the Dagestan judoist did not forget about his education and entered the DSU. In 2009, he received a diploma in economics.

International tournaments

Mansur Isaev, whose biography is closely connected with sports, took part in three world championships. The debut World Championship for him was held in the Dutch Rotterdam in 2009. There, the athlete was able to take third place and received In 2010 and 2011. failed to win prizes.

And on the city of Isaev, he showed the seventh result. During the period from 2010 to 2012, the judoka competed in three fairly large tournaments. First in Japan at the Grand Slam tournament, then in the Netherlands the Grand Prix and Masters in the Republic of Kazakhstan. In each of these competitions, he climbed the podium.

Olympic champion

After a successful performance at the London Olympics, Mansur Isaev shared his feelings. He said that he feels peace in his soul, because he believes that he is the best judoka on the planet (at that time).

He really had something to be proud of, since at this Olympics Isaev won the final fight in the category up to seventy-three kilograms against the Japanese athlete Riki Nakai. Thus, he became an Olympic champion, receiving a commemorative gold medal.

And before the final, he defeated the Spaniard U. Uematsu, the Azerbaijani R. Oruzhov, the representative of Mongolia N. Saindzhargala and the Korean V. Chhun. It is worth noting the semi-final duel with a Korean judoka. At that time he was a two-time world champion. It was their seventh meeting on the mat. All six previous Isaev lost and then he was eager to rectify the situation.

The opponents rushed at each other, spreading their fingers, trying to hit backhand and make a successful grab for the belt. Isaev retreated, and the Korean continued to increase the pace. At one point, the Korean forgot about vigilance and rushed at the Russian athlete, not caring about balance. Isaev took advantage of the moment, made a sweep and threw the Korean on the tatami. So he got the victory in the semi-final fight.

In the final, Mansur Isaev had to face the Japanese Riki Nakaya. The meeting began cautiously, the athletes did not have the right to make a mistake. Isaev was the first to carry out a rather dangerous attack, which was unsuccessful. By the end of the fourth minute, Mansour had a good reception and earned an advantage that he was able to keep until the end of the fight. As a result, he was awarded the victory.

To the credit of the Russian judoka, after the victory, he did not become arrogant and behaved with restraint. He only noted that he was confident in himself. It should be noted that this was the second victory of our judokas at the London Olympics. Prior to this, our athletes did not manage to take gold medals (in judo) for thirty-two years.

Athlete's emotions

Mansur Isaev did not throw out loud words and only expressed his great gratitude to the coach E. Gamba. He later said that he only tuned in for Olympic gold. He noted that he was glad to win the Japanese athlete in the final. It is Japan that is the ancestor of this sport. Therefore, defeating a judoka from this country is a great honor.

Later it turned out that Mansour competed at the Olympics with an injury. But she did not prevent him from becoming the owner of a gold medal.

Millionaire

Sports Minister Russian Federation noted that all domestic athletes who won gold medals at the Olympics in London received four million rubles each. Firstly, any work must be paid, and secondly, good stimulation has never bothered anyone, according to Mutko. It also turned out that some Olympians received an award not only from the state, but also from the heads of their regions. Businessmen also did not refuse to congratulate and thank the champions. Mansour was not cheated, and he found his reward, becoming a millionaire.

Awards

In August 2012, after a triumph in London, Mansur Isaev was presented with two honorary awards. On the thirteenth of August he received the Order of Friendship. He was awarded for his contribution to the development of sports and physical education and high achievements at the Olympics in London. A week later, Mansur Isaev received the title of Honored Master of Sports of the Russian Federation.

Hobbies

For Mansour, sport is a way of life. Judo helps him build character and discipline. He himself admits that he is sometimes lazy and does not follow the regime. In competitions, he is helped by a coaching attitude and a good mood.

In his free time, he likes to hang out with friends. From culinary preferences, he singles out a miracle with sour cream - these are mountain pies that are made with a variety of fillings. His favorite films are Gladiator, Cards, Money, Two Smoking Barrels. Of the actors like Monica Bellucci, Brad Pitt, Will Smith, Scarlett Johansson.

Mansour started judo at the age of 8. The first coach was D.S. Magomedov.

Participant of three world championships - 2009, 2010 and 2011. In 2009, in Rotterdam, Mansur Isaev won a bronze medal. At the European Championships in 2012, Isaev became the seventh.

In the period from 2010 to 2012, he successfully performed at three major international competitions at once - the Grand Slam tournament in Japan, the Grand Prix in Holland and the Masters in Kazakhstan. In each of them, Mansur Isaev climbed the podium.

At the Olympic Games in London in 2012, he became the Olympic champion in the weight category up to 73 kg. In the final fight, Isaev defeated the Japanese Riki Nakai.

Victory in London (07/30/12)

On the way to the final, Mansur Isaev defeated: Kiyoshi Uematsu (Spain), Rustam Orudzhov (Azerbaijan), Nyam-Ochir Sainjargal (Mongolia), Wang Hee Chung (Korea).

It is especially worth highlighting the semifinal fight with the two-time world champion, Korean Wang Hee Chung. It was their seventh face-to-face fight, and in the previous six Mansur Isaev lost. From the very first seconds, the war began - both rivals perli at each other with spread fingers, wide grips and backhand blows. Then the Korean completely dismissed his hands, but Isaev reacted simply - he threw his opponent on the tatami and decided the issue of reaching the final.

In the final, Mansur met with the Japanese Riki Nakaya. The final duel began with a cautious, without the right to make a mistake, fight. And after 45 seconds, the opponents simultaneously received remarks for the passive conduct of the fight. Soon Isaev carried out a dangerous attack for the first time, but it was unsuccessful. Toward the end of the fourth minute of the fight, Isaev made a clear reception, rated "yuko". In the last seconds of the fight, the Japanese continuously attacked, but Isaev was able to hold back the onslaught and won.

After the victory, the Russian judoka showed his feelings with restraint, saying that he "does not feel any special emotions yet." But he noted that he believed in his own strength, and emotions, probably, will come later.

Mansur Isaev's victory was the second victory for Russian judokas at the London Olympics. It is worth noting that before the Olympic Games in London, our judokas had not managed to climb the top step of the Olympics podium for 32 years.

Mansur Isaev - Olympic champion!

On the first day of the new week in London, they missed ... the Olympic flame. The bowl, lit in the very center of the main stadium of the Games, already hidden from the public eye, was gone. As it turned out later, the fire, so beautifully lit on Saturday night in Stratford, was simply moved to take into account the upcoming athletics competitions. It has not become better seen, and the Olympic guests are indignant.

A reporter for the French "Figaro" named Cedric, whom we met on the alley of the main press center, is especially painful: "I visited two dozen Olympic Games, so you could admire the fire day and night. What is happening in London , there is frank lack of spirituality and spitting on traditions". I really want to agree with the journalist, but, characteristically, the traditions are observed! The lighting of the bowl in the center of the field, according to the plan of the organizing committee, was a repetition of the first post-war Olympic Games in 1948 in London, about which few people remember today. But in the center of the field, the flames will interfere with the competition of throwers. When athletics starts, everyone will see the fire again, though not in the usual place.

In the meantime, the Russian team, against the background of an average, frankly speaking, start, replenished the piggy bank with another gold medal. And again it was brought by a judoka, now in the category up to 73 kg!

Mansur Isaev: "I was afraid to spill the emotions presented by Galstyan"

It is a pity that there is no team standings in the Olympic judo program, otherwise the Russian team would have got another gold medal with a 100% guarantee. You are convinced of this by talking with the new Olympic champion, a graduate of the Chelyabinsk judo Mansur Isaev.

Now he is compared with our first London winner Arsen Galstyan, but still they are different. Even judging by the reaction to the judge's verdict. Mansur, if he rejoiced, then deep inside himself. And from the outside, he just straightened his kimono and left with the tatami.

“What is an Olympic champion? I can’t explain. There are no words for this. Only another Olympic champion can understand me, you need to live in it.”

In the final against the Japanese Riki Nakayu, Isaev clearly fulfilled the coaching instructions. And what had to be done was to turn off the opponent's working hand, thereby neutralizing his techniques and at the same time not earning judicial comments.

“Usually the Japanese go ahead immediately, but I was able to make him wait. And that was the end. In terms of speed, Nakayu could no longer keep up with me.

He was very happy for Arsen Galstyan. He came home only on Sunday morning, he was terribly sleepy, but Mansur kept congratulating and congratulating his comrade. And he set himself up for victory. Do not prove - they say, you see, I can too! - and double, multiply the success of the team.

“These were such emotions!” Mansur says, recalling the victory on Saturday. “Arsen took the main medal 32 years later, conveyed all the feelings to me. And I wanted only one thing - to live until Monday, without spilling, without losing a drop of this courage inside me. When my day came, I didn’t even think about the straw in case of defeat in the semi-finals, for example.

Mansur Isaev is led to the tatami by Vitaly Makarov, a recent Olympic medalist for the national judo team. Three years at least helps a young athlete.

“Once at the World Championships, I didn’t make it to the finals and for a long time I couldn’t tune in to bronze bouts. And Vitaly answered simply: it’s a huge difference, with or without a medal. And I fought for third place as for first. But at the recent European Championship in Chelyabinsk, when, having lost, I sat sullenly in the corner and was angry (at myself, of course), Makarov said differently: nonsense, you have the Olympic Games coming soon! He knows where I can improve, he feels all the nuances of my condition. man, thank you!"

Mansur is very worried about those who were unlucky in London, in particular, for Musa Mogushkov. He says it's just fatal bad luck. He will cheer for Alexander Mikhailin with triple strength.

"Mikhailin - amazing person. A fighter with an iron psyche. Went through this! He had very serious injuries, an acute health problem. And then he became the European champion and twice the bronze medalist at the "world".

The Olympic champion hopes that Ezio Gamba will extend the contract and remain as head coach for at least one more Olympic cycle.

“In any case, the guys will stay, because we have a young team as a whole. We have just started our sports path, which means we will stay in sports for a long time. But Gamba is an amazing person, it will be very difficult without him.

They say that striving for a goal is more valuable than the goal itself. Mansur, once on the first step, does not look devastated.

"There are still so many competitions to win, and for this to train - more and more!"

It's a pity that Mansur can't perform in London again...

The gold medal of the judoka Mansur Isaev did not come as a surprise to his loved ones. The athlete’s mother is sure that her son simply had to take this award:

Already in childhood, Mansur was a very active, nimble child, recalls Asiyat Isayeva. - Such a child-bell is everywhere and everywhere at the same time. And at the age of three, we began to engage in sports training. Running, hardening ... At the age of seven, we went to karate, but it didn’t work out with a coach. Therefore, at the age of eight, Mansur moved to a judo school. Of course, I was worried about possible injuries, so I tried to choose the least traumatic of all combat sports. Well, you understand - in judo, at least they don’t wave their fists and don’t beat them in the face.

On the day of the competition, it seems that half of Kizil-Yurt, Mansur's hometown, came to the Isaevs' house. Former classmates and teachers, friends, colleagues from the school of the Olympic reserve came to see his performance.

Right now there was the first teacher of Mansur, - says Asiyat. - He quickly grasped everything, although he was not an "excellent student". He loved school very much, and after graduating he almost fell into depression. The whole backbone of his class constantly gathered at home. There were many girls-girlfriends, he never shied away from communicating with them.

True, the athlete’s mother is not yet familiar with the current girl.

Surely he has someone, - says Asiyat. - I will accept any girl, of any faith. He generally has a very reverent attitude towards the family, even if he does not have enough time to acquire his own. He is the only child with my husband and he takes great care of us: he built a house and comes to visit ... After the victory, the first thing he called us.

What the judoka will spend the reward of 30 million, which he was promised in addition to the medal, is still unknown.

He is educated enough to do everything right, - Asiyat is sure. - Mansur is half-Kumyk, half-Avar by nationality, and in Dagestan we have different stereotypes associated with these peoples. Kumyks are just very educated, cultured, subtle. And the Avars are physically strong, even rude. Mansur took the best qualities from both...

Former coach Mansour is also proud of his student. According to him, everyone can dream of such a pupil:

When he first came to me, he was a cute little boy, - recalls Gamzat Gadzhiev. - With such long, long eyelashes. What he just didn’t do with them - clapped his eyelashes, built his eyes in such a way that everyone laughed ... He was nimble, like a gymnast or even an acrobat. And he always performed beautifully, even if he lost. Mansur and I still communicate during his visits - he comes to me, we watch videos from his competitions together and analyze the mistakes. My students also watch all these videos. You look, ten more people will become champions ...

Mansur Mustafaevich Isaev is a professional judoka from Russia. At the Summer Olympics in London (2012) he won a gold medal in the weight category up to 73 kg. Bronze medalist at the 2009 World Championship in Rotterdam.

History of life: acquaintance with judo

Born on September 23, 1986 in the city of Kizilyurt (Republic of Dagestan, Russian Federation). At the age of 8, his parents enrolled him in the judo section. The first mentor of the future champion was Dzhabrail Magomedov. His father, Mustafa, is a full-blooded Avar (a Caucasian people from Nagorno-Dagestan), and his mother, Asiyat, is a Kumyk (a Turkic-speaking indigenous people of Dagestan). In 2006, Mansur Isaev began to defend the honor of the Chelyabinsk region in judo competitions, however, under the tutelage of another coach, Alexander Miller (Honored Worker of Physical Culture of Russia). During the period of hard exhausting training, the talented judoka did not forget about education. In 2009, he graduated from the Dagestan State Institute with a degree in Economics and Finance.

Performances on the international stage

In the period from 2009 to 2011, Mansur Isaev regularly participated in world judo championships. In 2009, at his debut World Cup in Rotterdam (Netherlands), he managed to win bronze. In 2010 and 2011, the Russian athlete could not please the country with prizes. In 2012, he took seventh place in the European Championship, which, by the way, was held in Chelyabinsk (Russia). In general, at major international tournaments in the period from 2010 to 2012, Mansur Mustafaevich Isaev performed with dignity. He took part in the tournament of the Japanese Grand Slam series, then he fought in The Grand Prix, held in Holland, and finally he performed at the Master tournament in the Republic of Kazakhstan. In each of the listed championships, Mansur stood on the step of the pedestal and took prizes.

Olympics 2012: how was it?

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the Dagestani judoka managed to win gold and add another medal to the Russian national team. In the final clash, he was stronger than the Japanese Riki Nakaya. Both athletes performed in the weight category up to 73 kg.

Mansour's first fight took place in the 1/16 tournament against the undersized Spanish judoka Kenji Ueman (158 centimeters). Without changing his traditions, the Russian fighter started with aggressive attacks and attempts to throw an opponent on the floor. It is worth noting that it was not possible to throw the Spaniard with a deflection, however, Isaev controlled all movements and exerted more pressure in holding. At the end of regular time there was an additional period in which the Dagestan judoka showed more enthusiasm in the confrontation and won, securing access to the next round.

Easy win against Rustam Orudzhev

In the 1/8 tournament, the Russian athlete was expected by the Azerbaijani Rustam Orudzhev. Fans and admirers of judo expected a lot from this confrontation, because both fighters were titled and experienced in their field. Nevertheless, Mansur Isaev quickly finished this fight. Stepping at the opponent's feet, he made a successful throw through himself, after which the judges proclaimed Isaev's triumph.

Quarterfinal

The next duel was expected by the entire judo community. The experienced and tenacious Mongol Sainzhargalyn Nyam-Ochir stood in the way of the Russian athlete. The duel was difficult, equal and uncompromising, but not long at all: having caught the opponent on a blunder, Mansur Isaev elegantly twisted the opponent in the air and put him to rest on his shoulder blades. The judges' verdict proclaimed "Ippon" (the highest mark in martial arts such as judo, karate and jiu-jitsu).

½ vs. Wang Ki-Chun

In the semi-final fight, Isaev took revenge on the invincible Korean Wang Gi-Chun. Previously, these wrestlers have already met each other at one of the international championships, where Mansur did not manage to win. This time the Russian was waiting only for victory. Apparently, the zeal for "gold" and strong-willed emotional readiness have borne fruit. Before the fight, when the fighters were warming up, the Korean nervously clenched his fists and looked warily at the calm and self-confident Russian. The spectators and fans had the impression that Isaev had already won, because his attitude only indicated this. Soon, the Korean Wang Gi-Chun himself agreed with this state of affairs: from the first seconds of the fight, Isaev began to hold tenacious grips, from which it was not so easy for the opponent to get out. A few manipulations, Mansour caught the Korean on a mistake and made a good throw, which brought the required number of points for victory. This time the judges did not proclaim "Ippon", but the smell of victory was fragrant nonetheless. Especially when you see the depressed state of your defeated opponent. A lucky ticket to the final has already been secured, the cherished dream has become a reality.

Final confrontation: one step away from "gold"

Ex-world champion (2011) Japanese Riki Nakaya, whose fame is due to victories at tournaments in Tokyo, Astana, Paris, Abu Dhabi, Chelyabinsk and Rio de Janeiro, was waiting at the finish line for the Russian judoist. The Russian athlete was ready to fight in body and soul, because after the triumph over the previously unsurpassed Korean, statistics ceased to be a competent science. All fans of the world of judo were well aware that Isaev would not miss his chance. And they turned out to be right: the Dagestan athlete uncompromisingly prevented all attempts of the opponent to impose a fight. Throwing himself into a tenacious stalls, Isaev managed to extract a comfortable position for himself and mock the Japanese hand - a crunch from a painful hold was heard until the very last stands. It seemed that this fragment of the struggle was already final, but the samurai did not give up. Riki Nakaya was able to endure the pain and break free from the hold to continue the fight. The Japanese began to try to impose his game, but Mansour, who was one step away from the vacant gold medal, prevented all of Nakai's counteroffensives and maintained his advantage until the end of the fight. Outcome: Mansur Isaev is an Olympic champion, and the Russian judo team gained a third gold medal.

Promised million US dollars from the governor

After the announcement of victory, the Russian judoka did not even smile. He continued to stand with a confident face in the ring, wrapped in the flag of the Russian Federation and the Chelyabinsk region, as if he were winning Olympic gold every day. The stands were chanting, the Russian team was jubilant, and Mansur just stood there and enjoyed his victory with restraint and coolness. The fighter did not even throw up his hands, as others usually do when they win a gold medal. Joyful Vitaly Makarov, who is his senior coach and second, ran up to Isaev and independently raised the hands of the winner up. The obsession and focus of the triumphant have borne fruit. The Olympic champion is not a temporary title, but a dignity for life. Mansour has achieved his sporting wealth. By the way, about wealth: for his feat, he received $ 1 million, which he was promised by the governor of the Chelyabinsk region, Mikhail Yurevich.

national hero

After a triumphant performance at the summer Olympic Games 2012 in London, the Russian athlete returned to his homeland a real hero. On August 13, 2012, Mansur Isaev was awarded the Order of Honor for his great contribution to the culture of Russian sports and taking first place at the 2012 Olympics. Exactly a week later (August 20), Isaev received the title of Honored Master of Sports.

Childhood

The father of the athlete Mustafa is a born Avar, and his mother Asiyat is a Kumyk. Already at the age of eight, Mansur began to practice judo. At that time, he was trained by Dzhabrail Magomedov. Dagestanis already in 2006 began to play for the Chelyabinsk region. Then under the guidance of coach Alexander Miller.

The athlete does not forget about the profession. In 2009, he received his higher education. Mansur Isaev graduated from Dagestan State University and became an economist.

Sports career

Mansur Isaev participated in three world championships. He started in 2009, continued in 2010, and also in 2011.

At his first World Championships in Rotterdam, he won the bronze medal. But at the European Championships in 2012, Mansur became only the seventh.

In total, from 2010 to 2012, Mansur Isaev performed quite successfully at three major international competitions at once. First there was the Grand Slam tournament in Japan, then the Grand Prix in Holland, and then the Masters in Kazakhstan. And in each competition, the athlete climbed the podium.

“Everyone asks me how I feel. Yes, I'm calm. Do you know why? Because I have always believed that I am the best judoka in the world today.

Our head coach Ezio Gamba, by the way, is a great athlete, about whom I can say a lot of good things, he constantly says positive words to me. He explained to me even after my first fight, “Mansur, you are at your peak and you are strong. Just go ahead and don’t think about anything, ”Mansur said in the summer of 2012.

In 2012, at the Olympic Games in London, Mansur Isaev became the champion in the weight category up to 73 kilograms. In the final, the judoka fought with the Japanese Riki Nakaya and defeated him.

And on the way to the final fight, Mansur defeated the Spaniard Uyoshi Uematsu, the Azerbaijani Rustam Orudzhov, the Mongolian athlete Nyam-Ochir Sainjargal, as well as the Korean Wang Hee Chung.

Here it is worth noting the semifinal fight with the Korean Wang Hee Chung. This is a two-time world champion. The athletes had the seventh full-time duel. In the previous six Mansour lost. And in the Olympic fight between judoists, a real war began. Opponents immediately slammed into each other with splayed fingers, backhanded strikes and wide grips. After that, the Korean athlete completely let go of his hands, however, Isaev reacted to such a trick quickly and simply - he threw his opponent onto the mat, thus ensuring himself access to the final.

Mansur Isaev on video

In the final, Mansur Isaev met with the Japanese rival Riki Nakaya. The duel began with a careful fight, without the right to make mistakes. And after just 45 seconds, both opponents received warnings at the same time. The reason is the rather passive conduct of the fight. But literally in the next second, Mansur Isaev carried out a dangerous attack for the first time, however, it turned out to be unsuccessful. But by the end of the fourth minute of the fight, the Russian athlete made a clear reception, which was appreciated by "yuko". Well, in the last minutes of the competition, the Japanese began to constantly attack, but Isaev was able to hold back the onslaught, and, as a result, won.

It is worth noting that the Russian athlete, after the victory, rather restrainedly showed his feelings. Mansur only uttered that "he does not feel any special emotions at the moment." But he noted that in all the games he believed in his own strength, but the emotions, he said, would probably come later.

Mansur Isaev danced lezginka after the victory

It is worth noting that this was the second victory of Russian judokas at the Olympic Games in London. And before this triumph, our judokas did not manage to climb the podium at the Olympics for 32 whole years.

However, the judoka, who, by the way, won Olympic gold in the category up to 73 kilograms, is not at all surprised by his result. Instead of numerous words, he expressed his gratitude to the team coach Ezio Gamba.

“Now it is very difficult for me to realize what happened,” Mansur Isaev said a little later, “Emotions capture me, but the full realization of success will probably come a little later. I went to the Olympics only for a gold medal, our coach supported me with all his might as he could. He constantly told me "Mansur, you are the best." Therefore, many thanks to the coaching staff and in particular to Ezio Gamba, who every day of the year during this Olympic cycle did not leave us a single step. I would like Russia to be proud of the medals we have won and know that we are working for these awards, for the sake of our dreams.”

Mansur Isaev noted that he was especially pleased with the victories in the final fight over the Japanese athlete. The athlete has always dreamed of snatching victory from the Japanese in the final game of the World Cup at home with an opponent. Therefore, this time we can consider that the dream has almost come true.

And after the victory, Isaev noticed that with the arrival of Gamba in the Russian national team, the entire training of athletes has changed dramatically. “We went to absolutely all competitions, we began to work on physics a lot more. We became friends with the whole team, we began to spend a lot of time together. Therefore, many thanks for his work with us, in particular, for the psychological work,” says the judoka.

By the way, Mansur Isaev went to the tatami with an injury. But the athlete himself admits that she did not make herself felt at the Games. “Oddly enough, the opposite is true, she gave a little rest and restore her strength,” says the judoist, “but the base that was laid in us in the Russian team has not disappeared anywhere. Therefore, there was such a surge in the results. I guess I'm not at my peak right now, but pretty close to it. It’s really great that there is time to get in shape and come prepared for the competition.”

Awards

In August 2012 alone, after his triumphant march at the Olympic Games in London, Mansur Isaev received two awards at once. On August 13, he was awarded the Order of Friendship. It was awarded "For a great contribution to the development of physical culture and sports, as well as for high sports achievements at the Games of the thirtieth anniversary Olympiad 2012 in British London." Exactly one week later, the judoka earned the honorary title of Honored Master of Sports of Russia.