The Armenian national kickboxing team performed successfully at the WAKO Open European Cup, held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, from February 21 to 24. Armenian athletes won 10 medals, three of which were gold.
Medal tally of the Armenian team:
Gold Medals
- Serzh Papyan (37 kg, U15)
- Roman Grigoryan (63 kg, U15)
- Samvel Arzumanyan (47 kg, U15)
Silver Medals
- Samvel Arzumanyan (47 kg, U15)
- Tigran Davtyan (42 kg, U15)
- Artur Hovhannisyan (45 kg, U16)
- Monte Safaryan (32 kg, U15)
Bronze Medals
- Monte Safaryan (32 kg, U15)
- Kamo Sahakyan (32 kg, U13)
- Kamo Sahakyan (32 kg, U13)
The athletes competed in the Light Contact and Kick Light disciplines.
Representatives from 29 countries participated in the tournament. Bulgaria had the largest number of athletes, with 813 participants. The host nation also became the leader in the medal count, winning 369 medals, including 79 gold.
The Armenian national team was represented by 11 athletes.