Sportspersons of «Gazprom dobycha Yamburg» are ones of the best combat athletes of the world

The international championship on kumite Kyokushinkai «The Cup of Yamburg» was finished in the town Noviy Urengoy. 80 the strongest combat athletes from 15 countries participated in it. The sportspersons of the company «Gazprom dobycha Yamburg» became the best; they took 7 of 9 prize places.

By the information given to a correspondent of IA «Sever-Press» in the service on public relations and mass media of the company, a sportsman from Kazakhstan Dmitriy Moiseyev took the first place in the category up to 70 kilograms, the second and the third – Russian karatekas Alexandra Tomilova and Yevgeniya Solomennikova. Denis Chepkasov took the champion title in the category up to 80 kilograms. Also he was awarded with the special prize «For the will to victory». The second place is taken by a representative of Armenia Araik Rafaelyan, the third place – a Russian sportsman Yuriy Chuchkov. In the category of heavy weight more than 80 kilograms the team of Yamburg took all the prize places. The champion title was taken by Vitaliy Ishakhneli, the silver prize – Artur Tilov, who also took the first place in the discipline «tamasivari» (breaking), the bronze award – Alexander Karshigeiev.
By the words of the vice-president of the Federation for Kyokushinkai karate of Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, the deputy director general of «Gazprom dobycha Yamburg» Rashit Sharipov, every year «The Cup of Yamburg» becomes more and more impressive. Famous sportspeople arrive to it. The level of the tournament grows.