Akhalkalaki karate athletes win 7 medals at international tournament

WKF OPEN GEORGIA was held in Tbilisi from May 20–21, with 14 Akhalkalaki karate athletes participating, jnews.ge reports.

388 athletes from 10 countries participated in the open championship. All Akhalkalaki athletes are students of the local sports school (coach: Sargis Margaryan).

Akhalkalaki karate athletes won 2 gold, 1 silver, and 4 bronze medals.

Vard Shahbazyan (10–11 years old, 45 kg) and Anahit Nikoghosyan (10–11 years old, 30 kg) claimed first place, while Vahan Apozyan (12–13 years old, 50 kg) finished second.

Grigor Almasyan (6-7 years old, 24 kg), Samvel Aghasaryan (12–13 years old, 40 kg), Arshavir Mkrtchyan (12–13 years old, 55 kg), and Manvel Davtyan (12–13 years old, 55 kg) placed third.