More than 800 athletes from six countries took part in the competition
Ilya Savin, a third-year student of the Volga State University of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism, became a prize-winner of the WKF Beloruss Open Karate tournament. In the 60 kg weight category, he took the bronze medal.
The tournament took place in Minsk, where more than 800 karate players from six countries performed: Russia, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Among the disciplines were kata and kumite in six age groups.
In the overall standings, the Russian national team became the second, having received 93 medals.