The Moscow Wushu Stars International Tournament has started in Moscow

The 10th Moscow Wushu Stars International Tournament has started in Moscow. The opening ceremony was held on June 3.

The competition will be held from 1 to 7 June at the Moscow Wushu Moskomsport Palace. About 1,000 athletes from Armenia, Belarus, China, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tanzania, Uzbekistan and Russia will take part in them.

At the opening of the event, Vologda Region Governor Georgy Filimonov read out a message from Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed to the participants of the tournament. In his speech, he stressed that the competitions make an important contribution to strengthening relations between Russia and foreign countries.

"I would like to draw the attention of the athletes of the Russian national team and the national team of the People's Republic of China to the fact that you are already diplomats, politicians, ambassadors of peace and ambassadors for strengthening Russian-Chinese relations. I wish you to continue to successfully unlock the potential of Russian-Chinese relations, strengthening friendship and cooperation between our countries," said Filimonov.

He noted that Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping set an example for the development of relations between Russia and China, and also called on athletes to follow their example.

On May 11, it became known that following the results of the European championship, Russian karate players won four tickets to the World Championships, which will be held in Egypt in November. 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.