Karate players from Russia have won four tickets to the World Cup in Egypt

Following the results of the European championship, Russian karate players won four tickets to the World Championship, which will be held in Egypt in November. This was reported on May 11 by TASS with reference to the press service of the Russian Karate Federation.

"Following the results of the European Championship, which was held in Yerevan, our athletes won four tickets to the World Cup," the organization said.

It is specified that the holder of the fifth ticket will be determined at the Premier League stage in Rabat.

Ahmed Akhmedov in the weight category up to 60 kg and Ernest Sharafutdinov (up to 75 kg) became European champions in 2025. Yuri Hovhannisyan (up to 67 kg) won the silver medal, and Anna Chernysheva (up to 55 kg) won the bronze medal.

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