5 ARMENIAN SPORTSMEN AWARDED GOLD MEDALS AT 20th CHAMPIONSHIP OF DUEL
TYPES HELD IN CALIFORNIA

YEREVAN, MARCH 23, NOYAN TAPAN. 5 from 8 Armenian sportsmen, Edmond
Muradian, Arayik Avetisian, Sos Karapetian, Norayr Avetisian and
Karlen Minasian, were awarded the first prize, gold medal, and Karen
Karapetian and Karlen Minasian were awarded silver medals and Tigran
Sedrakian was awarded bronze medal at the 20th championship of duel
types held on March 2-4 in the city of Ontario, the state of
California.

As Docendo Full Contact Karate Federation Chairman Haik Vardanian
stated at the March 22 press conference, representatives of 32
countries participated in the championship. Sportsmen of Armenia
competed in different weight categories and, besides individual
victories, had team victories as well, again occupying the first
place, owing to gathered common points. In H. Vardanian’s words, the
Armenian sporstmen’s victory was accepted with great inspiration by
the Armenian community of California.

He also mentioned that the federation sportsmen will compete in
November in the championship of the Docendo professional league to
take place in Las Vegas.

The federation acting in Armenia from 1995 participated in different
international tournaments, having world champions, cup winners.