At this year's karate tournament a record number of athletes competed, including medalists from world, European and Russian championships and cups. The Irkutsk region team won most awards.
“This year, a record number of athletes took part in the tournament, including current medalists of the World, European, and Russian Championships and Cups,” said Igor Naumkin, vice president of the Irkutsk Region Karate Federation. “The Irkutsk Region team, which won the majority of awards, was formed from athletes of the regional karate federation, students of Irkutsk City Children’s Creativity Center No. 3, and the Fudo-Jitsu martial arts club.The gold medal among adults in kata was won by world championship silver medalist Gennady Golubchikov, while the silver went to Russian Karate Games medalist Samed Alyshov. In the kumite section, these athletes also shared the podium, where Samed Alyshov had already taken first place. In the absolute kumite category among girls over 18, the victory went to KWF karate World Cup bronze medalist Ekaterina Chirkina. Two silver medals in kata and kumite were won by the youngest participant in the tournament — six-year-old Sergey Zykov, a student of Irkutsk City Children’s Creativity Center No. 3.
Based on materials from the press service of the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of the Irkutsk Region