On October 26-28, Ukrainian city of Odessa hosted European Full Contact Karate Championship.

Among 17 participating countries, Armenia was represented by 11 sportsmen from National Federation of Dukendo Full Contact Karate.

Armenian sportsmen won 5 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze medals.

International Karate Federation agreed with the Armenian National Federation of Dukendo Full Contact Karate to hold 2011 European Championship in Armenia. The championship was scheduled for October 20-22, 2011, Full Contact Karate Federation reported.