Last weekend in the Sports Complex “Lesnoy” the city of Sochi (Russia, the city of Sochi, 27 Sevastyanova St.), the IKKF 2022 Black Sea Cups ended under the auspices of the International Karate Federation in armor. It was attended by athletes from the Yamalo -Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Adygea, the Rostov region, the Krasnodar and Stavropol Territory and the Donetsk People’s Republic, as well as the teams from the Republic of Belarus and Abkhazia. In adult categories, the main confrontation took place between Belarusian and Russian athletes. The tatami unfolded a tense struggle for the right to get to the World Cup, which will be held in Moscow in November 2022.
For athletes, the most intense day was Sunday October 9th. From the very morning until the evening, the athletes competed with each other by the mandatory weighing and distribution of weight categories the day before. The team of the DPR in Kosiki Karate came as part of nine athletes. They spoke brilliantly and were able to pick up 13 awards in Sochi.
The decoration of the tournament was an international match between the national teams of Russia and Belarus. The best fighters - winners of national and international tournaments demonstrated their skills and skills. In the hard struggle, the Belarusian team defeated Russia with a score of 2-1.
The winners of the tournament will be able to go to the IKKF 2022 World Cup in Karate in armor, which will be held from November 4 to 5, 2022 in Moscow.
We thank the administration of the municipality of the Sochi city resort for assistance in organizing the tournament!