On October 23, 2015 there was a meeting between Sports director of Spanish Olimpic Committee Ricardo Leiva, President of Madrid Sambo Federation Angel Gimenez and President of the European Sambo Federation Sergey Eliseev and Secretary General of International Sambo Federation Roberto Ferraris.
The key issue of the negotiation was sambo development in Spain. The meeting was held on the eve of the First European Sambo Cup, Memorial of Fernando Compte, founder of the international sambo federation. The cup will be organized biennially and will enable development of sambo traditions in the country.