The 10th “Arpachay Open” karate tournament dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the January 20 tragedy has concluded. In the competition, jointly organized by the Baku City Youth and Sports Department and the Azerbaijan Karate Federation, about 800 athletes from 65 sports clubs, including Baku, Sumgayit and regions, as well as foreign countries (Turkey, Iran, Czech Republic, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Uzbekistan, Russia), competed in kata, kumite and team-kumite competitions.
Karate players from the “Neftchi” Sports Club were also represented in the tournament. Our athletes Rza Jabiyev (23 kg) and Mahir Shabiyev (kata) performed confidently and won the gold medal of the tournament. Ramal Farizli (30 kg) and Mail Sahilli (37 kg) took second place, while Raul Jabiyev (20 kg), Fateh Isganderli (28 kg) and Nihad Mustafayev (35 kg) took third place.