Young sambo athletes from more than 40 countries have entered the global tournament, where they will contest 55 sets of medals across three age categories. Belarus will field 43 athletes. Boys and girls under 18, including 13 Belarusians, will be the first to take to the mat on 2 October.

On 3 October, the junior men and women under 20 will take part in the competition. The senior age group will feature Belarusian athletes Dziyana Kuts, Vera Minchenia, Krystsina Yausiuk, Darya Navitskaya, Maryana Zhukavets, Palina Lukyanchuk, Ivan Shadryn, Uladzislau Kuzniatsou, Mahamed Akhmadau, Ivan Siamionau, Vasili Butsko and Miraslau Churyla.

The 2026 World Sambo Championships in Greece will conclude on 4 October with competitions for boys and girls under 16. The Belarusian team in this age category features 18 athletes. At the 2025 World Junior Championships in Indonesia, Belarusian athletes won six medals (2 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze). In April 2026, Belarusian sambo athletes claimed 21 medals at the European Youth and Junior Sambo Championships in Serbia.