Kazan takes the championship of Europe on taekwondo GTF

The tournament will bring together about 650 athletes from 26 countries.

(KZN.RU, June 25). On June 26, the European Championship in Taekwondo GTF will start in the Kazan Palace of Martial Arts “Ak Bars”. 321 sets of awards will be won at the competitions.

The tournament will bring together about 650 athletes from 26 countries, including Austria, Azerbaijan, Albania, England, Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Russia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine, France, Croatia, Czech Republic, and Sweden.

During the four days of competition, the best athletes of Europe will fight for the champion title in various disciplines and weight categories. Men and women over 18 years old, juniors and juniors of 15-17 years old, as well as boys and girls of 12-14 years old will show their skills. 14 athletes Republic of Tatarstan at the tournament.

The honorary guests of the tournaments in Kazan will be Juan Ha, the technical director of the International GTF Federation, Ivan Tsachev, the head of the European Committee of the International GTF Federation, as well as famous taekwondo athletes. Multiple champions of Russia, world champions Denis Martsevich, Timur Parkhomenko, Natalia Tagiyeva and Andrey Kress are among them.

The opening ceremony of the competition is scheduled for 2 pm on June 26. The tournament will end on June 29. The admission is free, reports the press service of the Ministry of Sports of the RT.