The "Ararat Cup" international tournament of Traditional Karate has taken place in Yerevan.
24-07-2026 12:43 Armenia Sport
The "Ararat Cup" international tournament of Traditional Karate has taken place in Yerevan, with delegations from Brazil, Slovenia, Egypt, and Uzbekistan participating. A total of 300 athletes took part in the tournament. Armenia secured the first place in the medal tally. Egypt took the second place, while Uzbekistan came in third.
The tournament was preceded by a major international seminar conducted by the president of the International Traditional Karate Federation (ITKF), 8th Dan black belt Gilberto Gaertner from Brazil. Suren Matevosyan, the president of the Armenian Traditional Karate-do Federation, highly appreciates the organization of the tournament: "The Ararat Cup tournament has been held for the 6th consecutive year."
This year, our athletes also showed impressive results. I thank all the athletes for their participation. This year's tournament was special in that the president of the ITKF, the president of ITKF Europe, and the president of ITKF Africa were present. Their presence was a great honor for Armenia, especially considering that they came to Armenia on their own initiative and desire to participate in this important sporting event.
They highly appreciated the level of organization of the tournament, particularly emphasizing the high preparedness of the athletes, the strong competition, and the technical mastery displayed. It is also noteworthy that next year Yerevan will host the ITKF Asian Championship, which once again attests to the international organization's confidence in Armenia and the high reputation of the federation," Matevosyan stated in an interview with the federation's press service.
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