At the 36th Congress of the International Sambo Federation (FIAS), held on November 8, 2024 in Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan, by the decree (№ 233 of April 3, 2024) of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, the state award of the Russian Federation — “Order of Friendship” for the great contribution to the development and popularization of sambo were awarded:
Ferraris Roberto is the Secretary General of the International Sambo Federation (FIAS), President of the Italian Sambo Federation, and a citizen of the Italian Republic;
Mullaev Alamjon Tukhtasinovich — President of the Sambo Union of Asia and Oceania, Vice-President of the International Sambo Federation, citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Dalil Scully Sidi Mohamed — President of the African Sambo Confederation, Vice-President of the International Sambo Federation, national of the Kingdom of Morocco
Alexander Arkadyevich Kobrusev, Chairman of the public association “Belarusian Sambo Federation”, citizen of the Republic of Belarus