2019
SAMBO was included into the program of Summer Universiade 2023 in Yekaterinburg (Russia)
2019
SAMBO was included into the program of the World Combat Games 2021 in Nur Sultan (Kazakhstan)
2019
A memorandum of understanding between FIAS and World Taekwondo (WT)
2019
SAMBO participated in the II European Games in Minsk (Belarus)
2019
FIAS signed an agreement on cooperation with Eurosport Channel
2018
FIAS obtained provisional recognition of the International Olympic Committee
2018
FIAS concluded an agreement with the International Military Sports Council (CISM)
2018
FIAS became a member of the Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF)
2018
FIAS signed an agreement on cooperation with the Olympic Channel
2018
The first World Schools SAMBO Championships took place in the city of Orel (Russia)
2017
SAMBO competitions are held for the first time in the program of the Central American Games in Managua (Nicaragua)
2017
For the 1st time in history SAMBO participated in Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat (Turkmenistan)
2016
SAMBO participated in Asian Beach Games in Da Nang (Vietnam)
2016
The World Students’ Championship under the egis of the FISU is held in Nicosia, Cyprus
2015
Sambo competitions are held within the program of the I European Games in Baku, the Republic of Azerbaijan
2014
Sambo joins the list of 85 sports supported by the Olympic of Asia (OCA) and is included to the Asian Olympic Games.
A memorandum of cooperation is signed by the FIAS and the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA, now UWW).
A cooperation agreement is concluded between the FIAS and the International Judo Federation (IJF).
For the first time ever, sambo participates in competitions of the Asian Beach Games, Phuket, Thailand
2013
Sambo is included to the competition program of the XXVII World Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia.
The Sambo Tournament has great success, and medals go to 24 countries worldwide.
At the FIAS President Valisiy Shestakov’s initiative, supported by the RF Government, the II SportAccord World Combat Games are held in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. The sambo tournament within the Games program gathers a lot of participants worldwide
2011
The FIAS and the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) sign a partnership agreement. The same year, an agreement is concluded between the FIAS and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
2011
The International Sambo Federation founds the general office in Lausanne – the Olympic capital
2010
The FIAS participates in the I SportAccord World Combat Games
2009
At the FIAS Congress in Salonika, Greece, Vasiliy Shestakov is elected as the president of the FIAS (elected to a second term of office in 2013)
2007
The FIAS enters The Association For International Sport for All (TAFISA) and participates in the World Games
1993
Sambo is included to the program of the IV World Games in the Hague, the Netherlands
1985
The FIAS becomes a member of the General Assembly of International Sports Federations (GAISF) (now – SportAccord). The same year, sambo is included to the program of the II World Games – an event for sports not contested in the Olympic Games
June 13, 1984
In Madrid, a constitutive General Assembly of the FIAS (Fédération Internationale Amateur de SAMBO) is carried out, in which delegates from 56 countries take part. Fernando Compte is elected as the first president
1983
The First World Women’s Sambo Championship is held in Madrid, Spain
1979
For the first time, a Youth World Championship is held at a high international level in Madrid, Spain
1973
The First World Sambo Championship, Teheran, Iran
1972
The First Open Sambo Championship of Europe in Riga, Latvia
1966
The International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (Fr.: Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées, or FILA, now – UWW) officially gives sambo status of an international wrestling style
November 16, 1938
the birth day of sambo