NA SPEAKER RECEIVES ARMENIAN KARATE TEAM
Panorama.am
20:46 12/09/2007
Today NA speaker Tigran Torosyan received a group of karate sportsmen
led by Karate Federation president Grigor Mikaelyan and Bishop of the
Armenian Apostolic Church in Artsakh, Parkev Martirosyan. As noted
in NA records, Torosyan congratulated the sportsmen on the occasion
of their recent victory.
The Armenian karate team has won four consecutive years. Torosyan
noted that not only are the team members excellent sportsmen, but
they have a strong spirit, because only those with strong spirit can
come out victorious in often unpredictable circumstances.
Mikaelyan informed the NA speaker that they were able to come out on
top at the August 24-26 matches in Buenos Aires, against quite strong
competition, with individuals on the team gaining 15 gold, 8 silver,
and 3 bronze medals. Delighted with the Armenian team’s results in the
competition, the international karate association decided to hold the
next matches in Armenia, in 2009. Sportsmen from around 55 countries
will participate. Today in Armenia there are karate groups in every
province, with some 10,000 now refining their skills in the sport.