Konstantin Kovalenko will take a part in the 52nd All Japan Open Karate Championship. The draws of the tournament

The 52nd All Japan Open Karate Championship will not be held in a full format. Only 48 fighters will participate in the tournament.

There are two prize-winners of the 12th World Open Karate Championship - Ryunosuke Hoshi (6th place) and Konstantin Kovalenko (5th place) among the participants. They became the main favorites of the tournament.

Nine Japanese national team representatives will also take part in the tournament. They are Yamato Nagasawa, Tatsuma Yamagawa, Kanta Tokuda, Kento Kobayashi, Hidekazu Kubo, Takehiro Kaga, Kaito Nishimura, Shin Takagi and Yuki Shimizu.

Kaito Nishimura is one of the favorites of the tournament. He is considered to be one of the main contenders for the championship title.

Among foreign participants except moved to Japan to work in IKO Konstantin Kovalenko there will be 20-years-old Iranian fighter.