Ossetian judoka Inal Tasoev won the European Championship in the heavyweight class, over 100 kg, held in Lisbon.
As reported by "Soviet Sport", Inal got a very difficult opponent in the final: two-time bronze medalist of the Olympic Games, three-time silver medalist of the world championships, two-time European champion Henk Grohl.
President Anatoly Bibilov congratulated Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on the Independence Day of the Syrian Arab Republic, the press service of the head of state reported.
The congratulatory message, in particular, reads:
“On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Independence Day of the Syrian Arab Republic, on behalf of the people of the Republic of South Ossetia and on my own behalf, I send you and your people heartfelt congratulations and best wishes.
On April 16, within the framework of the project "Exchange cultural events of Russia and South Ossetia", the M. Gorky State Republican Russian Drama Theater (Makhachkala, Republic of Dagestan) hosted a performance of the B. A. Galaev State Song and Dance Group of the Republic of South Ossetia "Simd" with a large-scale concert program "Dances of the peoples of the Caucasus". This is reported by the official website of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.