The champion and finalist in the world of kick-boxing is drowned in the sea

We still do not know why Fatima Zhagupova, 33, and Elina Gismeeva, 27, went to sea after a nascent storm, but investigators believe that one of the athletes tried to save the other.

Until now, it was possible to confirm that women were walking along the Yug Yacht Club jetty but "a wave must have thrown one of the girls and the other jumped to save her", according to local officials.

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Fatima and Elina died last Sunday at sea

One of the bodies appeared hours later on the shore and rescuers recovered each other during an intense day on Monday.

Even as rivals in the ring, women have maintained a long-standing friendship and camaraderie, the British website announced. Daily mail.

Gismeeva, who was also a renowned kickboxing coach, lived in his hometown, Murmansk, in the Arctic.

Zhagupova, a native of the Kabardino-Balkaria region in the Caucasus, resided in Moscow and had won the title of championship of the World Association of kickboxing organizations.