The Olympiad of Eastern Martial Arts and the European Championship has been held in Riga, Latvia. More than 1000 athletes from 30 countries have competed in the tournament and our country has been represented by 15 athletes.In composition of the national team, 3 athletes of “Neftchi Sports Club” have competed in the tournament. Our athlete Javid Imanov (+84kg) has become the European Champion. He has also taken a silver medal at the Olympiad of Eastern Martial Arts (90 kg).Another karateist of the club Royal Hagverdiyev (77 kg) has won a bronze medal at the European Championship.