On October 8, the Kyokushin Karate World Championship was held in Thailand, where Armenian representative Hovhannes Sargsyan competing in five duels, took the 2nd place.

Before the start of the tournament, Japanese masters held seminars and trainings, which were attended by Andranik Hakobyan, the President of the Armenian Kyokush Karate Federation, RA Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs reports.