The sportspeople competed in martial arts styles including combat sambo, jiu-jitsu, karate, Thai kickboxing and others.
The tournament was organised by the Russian Martial Arts Union, which brings together 53 national martial arts federations with a total of more than 4 million members.
Sportspeople from the Russian Martial Arts Union won 96 gold, 81 silver and 83 bronze medals at world and European championships in different martial arts in 2007.