Russian National Team Announces Squad for 2025 European Karate Championships

The Russian national karate team has announced its final squad for the upcoming European Championships, which will be held in Yerevan from May 7 to 11.

Among the Russian representatives are two athletes of Armenian descent: Eduard Gasparyan (up to 84 kg) and Yurika Ohannisyan (up to 67 kg).

Russian National Team Roster:
Women:

• Anna Shcherbina — Kata

• Valeria Sergeeva — up to 50 kg

• Anna Chernysheva — up to 55 kg

• Anastasia Chupina — up to 61 kg

• Alexandra Meshkova — up to 68 kg

• Darya Pipko — over 68 kg

Men:

• Varshan Bakirov — Kata

• Ahmed Ahmedov — up to 60 kg

• Yurik Ohannisyan — up to 67 kg

• Ernest Sharafutdinov — up to 75 kg

• Eduard Gasparyan — up to 84 kg

• Kirill Kovalyov — over 84 kg

You can view Armenia’s national team roster HERE.