Stepping onto the Tatami – a Competition First and Foremost with Yourself

On June 4, an international tournament in all-style karate was held in Almaty. More than 500 athletes from Ukraine, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Mongolia and young athletes from different regions, districts and villages of Kazakhstan met on the tatami. The age of the participants was from 5 to 17 years.

Organizers of the international tournament: Almaty City Sports Department, Kazakhstan All-Style Karate Federation, Kazakhstan Kyokushinkai Karate-do Federation, Kazakh Academy of Sports and Tourism, Kazakhstan Martial Arts Association.

The Halyk Foundation acted as the general sponsor of the tournament.

We are confident that this tournament is another opportunity to reveal the potential of children from different parts of the country. And support for talented rural youth is one of the Fund’s priority areas.