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22 countries applied for participation in the NATIONS CUP

On March, 9 in Moscow, Irina Viner Palace in Luzhniki will host the International Kyokushinkan Competition – NATIONS CUP.
Applications for participation in the competition were submitted by 22 countries, among them: the Republic of Turkey, the Kingdom of Morocco, the Argentine Republic, the Republic of Sierra Leone, the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Lebanese Republic, the State of Kuwait, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Republic of Tajikistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Republic of Azerbaijan, Republic of Armenia, Republic of South Ossetia, Republic of Belarus, Republic of Kazakhstan, Republic of Abkhazia, Republic of Tunisia, Republic of Iraq, Afghanistan.

International Kyokushinkan Competitions – NATIONS CUP have become official competitions and are included in the unified calendar plan of the Ministry of Sport of the Russian Federation.

The invitation campaign continues, the organizing committee accepts applications for participation, the list of participating countries will be expanded. More than 60 regions of Russia will also take part in the competition. More than 2000 participants are expected.

Competitions are held within the framework of the project of SPP "Ivolga" - "ASSOCIATION DEVELOPMENT SPORT". The goal of the project - is to unite people of different nationalities and cultures based on the idea of sports, to create opportunities for meetings and exchange of experience, to demonstrate a healthy lifestyle, to popularize sports as one of the means of achieving physical and spiritual perfection of a person.

The organizers of the tournament are the Union of industrialists and entrepreneurs "Ivolga" and "Podolsk-Dojo" Kyokushinkan Karate Club.

As noted by the Deputy Chairman of SPP "Ivolga", the head of the branch "Industry, Technology and Innovation. Small and medium-sized businesses. Sport" Artem Petrukhin:

«Sport is the force that teaches unity and justice, support and mutual assistance. The NATIONS CUP - is an event of great importance. It has a high unifying mission; we bring up the younger generation who choose sports and real deeds».

According to the chief and head coach of "Podolsk-Dojo" Club Maksim Aborin:

«NATIONS CUP - is a competition that the strongest athletes from different countries and, of course, Russia are waiting for and preparing for. The number of participants is growing. The competitions promise to be spectacular».

Title partners of the NATIONS CUP: HSA, Industrial City, partners of the competition: LLC "Trading House "Culture of Home", RP Group.

Reference: For the first time, the NATIONS CUP was held in February 2024. About 700 athletes from 12 countries took part in the competition. The winners of the tournament were athletes from 11 countries: the Russian Federation, the State of Kuwait, the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Tajikistan, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Turkey, the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Belarus, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Republic of Abkhazia.

Among the guests of honor were eminent athletes not only from this sport, but also Olympic judo champion Isaev Mansur, and world boxing champion Denis Lebedev. The tournament was attended by Mikhail Viktorovich Slipenchuk - President of the Kyokushinkan Karate-do Federation of Russia and other members of the federation board. At the opening ceremony, the anthem of Russia was performed by the famous singer Irina Dubtsova.