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Karate heroism from Energetik
Karate heroism from Energetik

Yuri Kaliapin, representing the 'Energetik' Club of Russia's Novovoronezh nuclear power plant, won the light weight final of the 2008 International Kyokushin Karate Open Championship, held in Szolnok, Hungary, on 5 April. He took part in four fights before being injured during the final against a Kazakh opponent. The referee wanted to stop the fight and award victory to the Kazakh fighter, but Kaliapin insisted on continuing. Eventually the fight ended in a draw, but could not be decided by the fighters' weights and so a tie-breaker involving breaking wooden boards was held. Kaliapin's rival broke 14 boards before the nuclear worker summoned the power to break 15 and take the title. The competition was a preparatory stage for the 4th World Championships to be held in St Petersburg, Russia, next year.

Other News · Thursday, 17 April 2008
Nuclear workers take hand-to-hand honours
Nuclear workers take hand-to-hand honours
[Rosatom, 8 May] Fighters from the Volgodonsk nuclear power plant took honours at the second All-Russia Hand-To-Hand Combat Tournament on 5-6 May. The tournament was sponsored by Russian nuclear plant operator, Rosenergoatom, along with the Volgodonsk plant and the Hand-To-Hand Combat Federation of Russia. Rosatom reported that a Volgodonsk fighter took the first prize, while one from Kursk nuclear power plant took second place and the Leningrad plant third. The overall team title was taken by the Moscow branch of the Federal Security Service, with the Volgodonsk team second and last year's winners, Volgodonsk region, third.
Other News · Monday, 14 May 2007
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