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Yerevan to host kung fu European championship

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sport-kung-fu-12.04.

The UN Goodwill Ambassador, Shaolin Martial Art Fu Biao is in Armenia. The objective of the visit is to attend the European open-air championship of kung fu which will be held on April 13-15 in Mika stadium. According to Sargis Harutyunyan, Chairman of the Armenian kung fu Federation, athletes from Russia, Ukraine, Italy, France, Georgia, Iran, USA and other countries will take part in the tournament. The official opening of the championship will take place on April 14 at 11 am. "Kung fu is a very old martial arts. The other eastern martial arts were originated from it. I am glad that the kung fu European Championship is being held in Armenia, which is one of the oldest countries in the world and has a rich history, " said Fu Biao at a press conference today. He is one of the ten modern legends of kung fu, the first one who tried to break the bricks on his head with a hammer or a hand stroke. "For that exercise, I was called 'King of Iron Heads' in Chine. It was not a sport, of course, but I used it during demonstrations so that martial arts would be very popular both in China and in the world," Fu Biao clarified. Let us add that Armenia's kung fu team will participate in all three age contests with 22 people. The president of the federation hopes that our athletes will not win medals.