SAMURGASHEV Vartores Vartoresovich
Russian Greco-Roman wrestler, Two-time world and European champion, Olympic champion, Six-time champion of russia, Honored master of sports of russia, Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Rostov region of the 5th convocation, member of the United russia faction, Deputy Chairman of the Rostov Region Legislative Assembly Committee on Cooperation with Public Associations, Youth Policy, Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism, Chairman of the Regional Branch of the All-russian School Sports Federation in the Rostov region, Chairman of the Rostov Regional Branch of the Public State Physical Culture and Sports Association "Youth of Russia", President of the Rostov Regional Public Organization "Sport Wrestling Federation", Director of the State Budgetary Institution of Additional Education of Rostov region "Sports School of Olympic Reserve "Olympic Training Center №1"
He openly supports russia's war against Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea.
He holds the rank of major in the russian armed forces.
He is a coach of the freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling team of the Central Sports Club of the russian Army (CSKA), which is subordinated to the Ministry of Defense of the russian federation.
CSKA provides active assistance to the military and veterans of the so-called "SMO" by purchasing and delivering special equipment, FPV drones, generators and humanitarian supplies to the frontline, conducts military-patriotic education of children and youth, organizes and conducts sports and patriotic events and promotes international cooperation, in particular within the framework of the World War Games project.
He has publicly expressed support for putin and the actions of the russian occupation army and called on russians to unite around putin.
Participates in sports and military propaganda events aimed at supporting the russian military. In particular, in May 2024, as part of the plan for mentors to visit pre-university educational institutions of the Ministry of Defense, he visited the Krasnodar Presidential Cadet School, and in September 2024, he took part in a meeting with participants of the V Cup "Defenders of the Fatherland" - a sports tournament for veterans of the war against Ukraine and joined the working group on creating conditions for the training process of the so-called "participants of the SMO".
He supports fundraising for the needs of the russian armed forces and provides them with information support on social media.
He has repeatedly visited the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.