6 September 2019
The first Roscongress Vladivostok Combat
Night international mixed martial arts tournament was held on 5 September in
Vladivostok as part of the sporting programme of the 5th Eastern
Economic Forum. The event was organized by Telesport Media and the
Roscongress Foundation.
Russian
Alexander Shlemenko lost on points to American Chris Honeycutt in the main
event of the evening. Shlemenko, two-time Grand Prix winner and multiple
champion of the American promoter Bellator, was considered the favourite in the
fight, which took place in the 84 kg and under weight class. But Honeycutt,
after withstanding an initial beating, managed to gain the upper hand in the
fight and knocked his opponent to the ground in all five rounds of the battle.
The victory was Honeycutt’s twelfth in 15 fights.
The
70 kg and under weight category featured battles among young fighters: Evgeny
Ryazanov and Ilya Tsigelnikov among men and Alexandra Radchenko and Lyubomira
Galkina among women. Ryazanov won inside the distance in the first match, while
the second fight ended in a draw.
Vladivostok
resident Grigory Sirenko lost to Armenian fighter Grigor Grigoryan in the 80 kg
and under category. In the heavier weight category, multiple Thai boxing world
champion Alexey Kudin from Belarus, who has won 25 victories in MMA, defeated
Dmitry Isachenko, another native of Primorye who has won numerous Russian
boxing tournaments.
A
complete broadcast of the tournament is available here.
09 February 2024
The Carbon Unit Game: A New Environmental Monopoly?
The Roscongress Foundation prepared a report entitled ‘Carbon Neutrality: Saving the Planet or an Economic Weapon?’ on the prospects for managing greenhouse gas emissions to achieve the overall goals of combating global warming.
27 February 2024
Russia and Bahrain Look to Intensify Cultural and Humanitarian Cooperation
Advisor to the Russian President Anton Kobyakov held a meeting in Moscow with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Russian Federation Ahmed Al-Saati, during which the two officials discussed a wide range of issues concerning economic, cultural, and humanitarian cooperation between the two countries and reached a number of agreements.
28 March 2024
Great Bustard Exploring Kalmykia’s Steppe
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation, VNII Ecologia, the Government of the Republic of Kalmykia, the Roscongress Foundation and Kamchatka Falcon Centre, with the participation of experts and foundations from the Gulf countries, continue to work on the implementation of the order of the President of the Russian Federation and the comprehensive action plan for the establishment of Russian centres for the reintroduction and conservation of falconiform birds in Kamchatka Territory and bustards in the Republic of Kalmykia.
