14th international tournament MINSK OPEN – SANKER CUP 2018 (updated October 3, 2018)

On behalf of the SANKER CUP Organizing Committee, we have the honor to invite You to the 14th International Karate Tournament "MINSK OPEN - SANKER CUP".

Tournament will be held at October 12-13, 2018 in the one of the best European sports complex "Minsk-Arena".

Registration for SANKER CUP 2018 will be available from September 1 at and our site.

Mandates Commission and Referee seminar on the WKF karate rules will be held October 12, 2018 at"Victoria Olimp Hotel" (★★★★) (location):

• Referee seminar – 17:00 and further in Calgary Conference Hall.
• Mandates Commission – 15:00–19:00 in London Meeting Room.

The tournament is officially a part of the program of the festival "Japan Autumn in Belarus", conducted by the Japan Embassy in the Republic of Belarus. A letter about the inclusion of the tournament in the festival program (Russian only) is available below.

Information on rules of visa-free travel available at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus website. The rules introduce the visa-free entry through the border checkpoint at the Minsk National Airport and the visa-free stay in Belarus for up to 30 days for the citizens of 74 states.

The information concerning hotel booking, transfer, excursions you can get from the official partner of competitions – "Time Voyage" LTD (address: 2, Tolbukhina St. Business center TIME, office 1317, Minsk 220012, Republic of Belarus, contact person: Veronika, mobile phone: +375 29 345 95 07, e-mail: sanker-cup@t-v.by). Offers on accomodation are available here.

Event SANKER CUP 2018 at Facebook and Google+.

Invitation to the SANKER CUP 2018 and the Regulations of the tournament (Russian only) are available below (here).

The scheme of the competition area at "Minsk-Arena" velodrome is also available below.

SANKER CUP - is the one of the largest karate (WKF) competition in Eastern Europe. Western and Eastern teams traditionally take part in.

In the previous years SANKER CUP have given a good reception to karateka’s from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Estonia, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, Russia, Syria, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.

We will be glad to see You and Your team in Minsk on our event!

With best regards, Pavel Piatsko - Chairman of Association "Minsk Karate Federation".