Preparations for the 2023 World Sambo Championships in Yerevan is in full swing with less than a month to go.
Scheduled to be held from November 10 to 12, the event will take place at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concert Complex, with Armenia working to get the venue ready in time.
Popular Armenian film director Hrach Keshishyan has been given the responsibility of the Opening Ceremony for the International Sambo Federation (FIAS) flagship event.
To create a buzz among public, advertisements of the event have featured regularly on Armenian television since the beginning of October.
"This year Yerevan is hosting the World Sambo Championships, it is a great honor (sic) and responsibility for us," said Mikayel Hayrapetyan, President of the Sambo Federation of Armenia.
"The main Sports and Concert Complex of the country will gather not only the best sambo wrestlers from all over the world, but also numerous Olympic champions of Armenia in various sports.
"Honored sambo veterans and titled sambo wrestlers who have finished their sports careers will also honor this sporting event."
Athletes from more than 70 countries are expected to participate in the competition.
Armenia was given hosting rights by FIAS after Egypt withdrew its interest due to "changed circumstances.
An international business forum on the sidelines is also being planned for November 11.
"Meetings on such platforms allow to increase trust between people, build stable relations between business elites of different states, and of course, partnership relations between the business community and national federations, which will undoubtedly benefit the whole world sambo."