Results.1st Grand Prix Caucasus (2026)

The 1st Grand Prix Caucasus in Kyokushin Karate concluded in Yerevan

Location: Yerevan, Republic of Armenia
Date: May 29-30, 2026
Organizer: Kyokushin Union of Armenia /Shihan Edik Sargsyan/
Participating countries: Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Bulgaria, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Russia.
Karate directions: Kyokushin Union, Kyokushin-kan, So-kyokushin, Shinkyokushin, Kyokushin Budokai.
Number of fighters: 150

Distinguished guests and national representatives:
Hansi Istvan Adami (9th dan, Hungary)
Shihan Edik Sarksyan (5th dan, Armenia)
Shihan Alexander Kramyshev (5th dan, Russia)
Shihan Petko Enchevsky (5th dan, Bulgaria)
Shihan Azamat Manapov (5th dan, Kazakhstan)
Shihan Rasul Khatamian (5th dan, Iran)
Sensei Mikhail Kantaria (3 dan, Georgia)

Presidents of sports federations of Armenia:
SoKyokushin - Karen Zhamkochyan
ShinKyokushin - Armen Kspoyan
KyokushinKan - Haikuhi Shahbazyan
Team Javakhk - Samvel Darbinyan

RESULTS

16-17 years old

Boys 16-17 years +70 kg

1.Aslanyan Mikael RUS
2.Mkrtchyan Artashes ARM
3.Tonyan Suren ARM

Boys 16-17 years -70 kg

1.Kaloyan Nikolaev BUL
2.Milad Dolatpour IRA
3.Kyurexyan Arsen GEO

Boys 16-17 years -65 kg

1.Mkrtchyan Vladimir ARM
2.Manukyan Aram ARM
3.Vardanyan Shahen ARM

Girls 16-17 years -60 kg

1.Yerkassymkyzy Khafiza KAZ
2.Druker Sofya RUS
1.HovhannisyanAnushik ARM

Girls +18 years- 60 kg

1.Saginganova Adiya KAZ
2.Natali Hovhannisyan ARM
3.Fatemeh Alirezapour IRA

14-15 years old

Boys 14-15 years +60 kg

1.Saitov Timur RUS
2.KrainovRoman RUS
3. Anton Vladimirov BUL

Boys 14-15 years -60 kg

1.Engoyan David RUS
2.Aleksandar Ivanov BUL
3.Manukyan Aleqs ARM

Boys 14-15 years -55 kg

1.Panin Aleksandr RUS
2.Grigoryan Artur ARM
3.Yermek Nurali KAZ

Boys 14-15 years -50 kg

1. Ayvazyan Varuzhan ARM
2. Rysaldy Bekasul KAZ
3. Tonoyan Garik RUS

Boys 14-15 years -50 kg B

1.Gevorgyan Miqayel ARM
2.Hakobyan Ashot ARM
3.Zorayan Varuzhan ARM

Girls 14-15 years +55 kg

1.Kononikhina Diana RUS
2.Kirakosyan Nare ARM

Girls 14-15 years -50 kg

1. Sultanbekova Amina KAZ
2 .FljyanMeline ARM

12-13 years old

Boys 12-13 years +50 kg

1.Irizyan Gevorg GEO
2.Torosyan Arkadi GEO
3.Manukyan Sargis ARM

Boys 12-13 years -50 kg

1.Darbinyan Monte GEO
2.Romashkin Miron RUS
3.Shurubei Mikhail RUS

Boys 12-13 years -45 kg

1.Markosyan Askanaz GEO
2.Nagornyi Kirill RUS
3.Baroyan Armen GEO

Boys 12-13 years -40 kg

1.Baxdasaryan Sargis ARM
2.SultanAmirlan KAZ
3.SultanSafuan KAZ

Boys 12-13 years -35 kg

1.Araqelyan Mark ARM
2. Evstigneev Ivan RUS
3.Arutiunian Tigran RUS

Girls 12-13 years -50 kg

1. Iakimova Aleksandra RUS
2. Rukhadze Tekia GEO
3. Knazyan Aleqsandra ARM

Girls 12-13 years -45 kg

1.Grigolia Nino GEO
2.Esmukhanova Aizerke KAZ
3.Papikyan Eva ARM

Girls 12-13 years -35 kg

1.Shurubei Mariia RUS
2.Kyurexyan Arina GEO

10-11 years old

Boys 10-11 years -45 kg

1.Darbinyan Dro GEO
2.Bdoyan Gor GEO
3.Yermekov Zhanadi KAZ

Boys 10-11 years -40 kg

1.Bdoyan Razmik GEO
2.Mushuk Davyd KAZ
3.Xazaryan Tadevos GEO

Boys 10-11 years -35 kg

1.Zhizhaev Konstantin RUS
2.Voskanyan Edvard ARM
3.Lalayan Gor GEO

Boys 10-11 years -30 kg

1.NaimanovAlisher KAZ
2.SadykovIskander KAZ
3.Melqonyan Armen ARM

Girls 10-12 years + 40 kg

1.Nikuradze Barbare GEO
2.Onufriyeva Allisa KAZ

6-9 years old

Boys 8-9 years +35 kg

1.Rurua Dmitrii RUS
2.Yerbolov Ali KAZ
3.Yeranosyan Seryan ARM

Boys 8-9 years -35 kg

1.Glnjyan Grigor ARM
2.Melqonyan Hayk ARM
3.Danielyan Davit ARM

Boys 8-9 years -30 kg

1.Vardanyan Artyom GEO
2.Grigoryan David GEO
3.Matvey Klyuchnikov ARM

Boys 8-9 years -25 kg

1.Ovchinikov David ARM
2.Elbakyan Hayk ARM
3.Harutyunyan Arman ARM

Boys 7-9 years -30 kg

1.Darbinyan Ruben ARM
2.Elbakyan Hayk ARM
3.Sargsyan Edgar ARM

Boys 6-7years -20 kg

1.YerbolovMiras KAZ
2.Simonyan Spartak ARM
3.Gaboyan Norayr ARM

Girls 8-10 years +30kg

1.Bekey Maryana KAZ
2.Tedoradze Elene GEO
3.Karabetskaya Sofia KAZ

Girls 8-9 years -25kg

1.Danielyan Mane ARM
2.Gevorgyan Dayana ARM
3.Shaghnazaryan Lilit ARM

Shihan Edik Sargsyan is a renowned athlete: world champion in kata and winner of European championships in kumite, he successfully organized international competitions with the participation of fighters from six countries. "I would like to thank the presidents of the participating countries' federations: Russia - Alexander Kramyshev, Kazakhstan - Tadjimurat Naizabekov, Bulgaria - Petko Inchevsky, Georgia - Mikhail Kantaria, Iran - Raul Hatami and our honored guest Hanshi Istvan Adami for their assistance and presence at the championship. I was glad to see the presidents of other federations operating in Armenia: SoKyokushin - Karen Zhamkochyan, ShinKyokushin - Armen Kspoyan, Kyokushin - Kana Haikuhi Shahbazyan with their teams, as well as the Javakhk team led by Samvel Darbinyan. And, of course, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my team, the All-Armenian Kyokushinkai Budo Karate Federation, for their hard work and unwavering dedication. Samvel Mkhitaryan, Karen Mkrtchyan, Artashes Papoyan, Alexander Kirkosyan, Armen Margaryan, Hovhannes Gharibyan, Ashot Darbinyan, Artur Mkrtchyan, Robert Mkhitaryan, Artyom Sarukhanyan, Artak Amatuni, Alla Badikyan, Hamlet Kirakosyan, Hamlet Hakobyan, Vaghinak Yayloyan, Gor Harutyunyan, Gor Poleyan, Martin Avagyan, Vahagn Khachatryan," - Shihan Edik Sargsyan noted on social media.