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Abdulrashid Sadulaev (Russia) won gold at the Free Wrestling World Championship in the 97 kg category

The Year’s Best – Russia triumphs in Combat sports, South Korea tops Target sports

One of the most distinctive features of GSN’s unique sport stats is the ability to aggregate the results

Roman Repilov (Russia) took individual gold at the 2020 Luge World Championships

Russia tops Global Cup 2020 after February

After the first two, unusually lean months of the sporting year, Russia is leading the Global Cup, the ranking of...

Best Sports

2020

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Speedskating 139 25.0
2 Luge 109 19.6
3 Cross Country Skiing 86 15.5
4 Tennis 65 11.7
5 Biathlon 60 10.8
6 Track Cycling 31 5.6
7 Freestyle Skiing 29 5.2
8 Snowboarding 17 3.1
9 Rugby Union 12 2.2
10 Skeleton 5 0.9

2019

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Swimming 429 10.3
2 Artistic Gymnastics 285 6.9
3 Trampoline 254 6.1 19
4 Cross Country Skiing 241 5.8 22
5 Wrestling Free 231 5.6 1
6 Canoe/Kayak Sprint 194 4.7 -3
7 Volleyball 180 4.3 -6
8 Fencing 151 3.6
9 Taekwondo 143 3.5
10 Speedskating 132 3.2 24

2018

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Volleyball 362 13.1 9
2 Artistic Gymnastics 270 9.8 6
3 Canoe/Kayak Sprint 262 9.5
4 Shooting 238 8.6
5 Football 200 7.2
6 Wrestling Free 145 5.3 1
7 Wrestling Greco-Roman 138 5.0 2
8 Fencing 119 4.3 -3
9 Karate 108 3.9
10 Track Cycling 88 3.2 15

2017

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Swimming 315 10.0 8
2 Taekwondo 234 7.4 23
3 Canoe/Kayak Sprint 194 6.1 20
4 Ice Hockey 164 5.2 1
5 Fencing 155 4.9 1
6 Cross Country Skiing 150 4.7 33
7 Wrestling Free 148 4.7
8 Artistic Gymnastics 128 4.0
9 Wrestling Greco-Roman 105 3.3 5
10 Volleyball 105 3.3 -9

2016

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Volleyball 398 12.3
2 Handball 240 7.4 14
3 Shooting 212 6.6 7
4 Futsal 200 6.2
5 Ice Hockey 192 5.9 -3
6 Fencing 165 5.1 -1
7 Wrestling Free 154 4.7 -1
8 Artistic Gymnastics 153 4.7 4
9 Swimming 151 4.7 -5
10 Tennis 101 3.1 5

Russia Positions

2020

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 6
Gender:Men 5
Gender:Women 7
Continent:Europe 5
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 19
Gender:Men 17
Gender:Women 21
Continent:Europe 16

2019

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 2
Gender:Men 2
Gender:Women 3
Continent:Europe 1
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 37
Gender:Men 35
Gender:Women 37
Continent:Europe 29

2018

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 3
Gender:Men 3
Gender:Women 6
Continent:Europe 2
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 34
Gender:Men 33
Gender:Women 35
Continent:Europe 28

2017

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 3
Gender:Men 3
Gender:Women 5
Continent:Europe 2
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 39
Gender:Men 38
Gender:Women 37
Continent:Europe 30

2016

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 5
Gender:Men 4
Gender:Women 4
Continent:Europe 4
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 39
Gender:Men 40
Gender:Women 31
Continent:Europe 29
Russia's Greco-Roman Wrestling champion Davit Chakvedatze

Russia win back Combat Sports title, ahead of Japan, South Korea

Combat sports, an eclectic blend of raw power, agility and dexterity, also feature a surprising mix of top performing nations.

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Russia: Global Cup 2011 facts
Russia and the USA are the two greatest nations in sport. The Americans have won the Global Cup...