National Cup “Vereya” was held in Stara Zagora

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For the 35th time karatekas from all over the country gathered in the Stara Zagora Sports Hall “Ivan Vazov” on April 27 (Saturday) to compete for the National Cup “Vereya”. 120 competitors from 26 clubs of the Bulgarian Karate Kyokushin Federation took part in the competition, divided into 21 categories for men, women, juniors (boys and girls).

The competition was an opportunity for the participants to demonstrate their talent and sporting potential in the discipline “Kumite” (full contact fighting), with the aim of recognizing the most successful karatekas.

In addition to the championship titles, special prizes were awarded to Anton Ugrenov from the club “Sentoki” Burgas and Iva Momchilova from club “Armeec” Sofia. The winners of the juniors category were  won by Atanas Raichev from club “Okami” Asenovgrad and Zornitsa Mileva from “Asken” Stara Zagora.

The Special Cup “Vereya” was personally awarded by Shihan Asen Asenov to Kristian Ivanov from Sports club “Kyokushin” Shumen, who was outstanding with tactical style and attractive victories over his opponents in his category.

The organizers of the event were Stara Zagora Municipality, “Asken” Sports Club and the Bulgarian Karate Kyokushin Federation (BKKF).

Pictures HERE.

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