Until the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) recognizes the independence of South Ossetia and the delegation of the Republic has an opportunity to state its position at the PACE sessions, it`s unacceptable to speak of any objectivity of this international organization.
The South Ossetian mixed martial arts fighters will participate in the Open European MMA Championship, which kicks off on June 14 in Kiev (Ukraine). As the coach of the athletes Ruslan Dzhabiev informed IA "Res", "the South Ossetian team consists of Aslan Ikoev, Sarmat Khodov, Hamlet Driyaev and Soslan Dzhabiev, who will perform in the weight class up to 65, 70.3, 77 and 84 kg, respectively. - I would like to emphasize that this event is significant in the sports history of the Republic of South Ossetia, because our MMA fighters will be performing at the European Championship for the first time. "