The President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach visited Jamaica on his Caribbean tour, where he had a meeting with representatives of the national SAMBO federation of that country. At the exhibition, organized for the visit of the high guest by the Jamaican Olympic Association, sambists held demonstration performances and told the IOC head about the development of local SAMBO and their achievements.

«We all know the power of sport in Jamaica. It is mainly athletics, but we see that its scope is expanding. While athletics plays an important role, we see many hopeful athletes in other Olympic sports, which is very encouraging,» Thomas Bach said during a meeting with Jamaican athletes.