Armenia won its first medal at the 48th international competition "WorldSkills Shanghai 2026" in Shanghai, China

The 48th "WorldSkills International" international competition ended in Shanghai, China, and Armenia registered a historic result by winning its first "Medal for Excellence".

The Armenian national team participated in the competition in 3 directions: "Cooking", "Creating mobile applications" and "Fashion technology".

A historic success in the culinary arts

The "Cooking" skill was a breakthrough for the Armenian team. participant Arsen Armenakyan and expert-coach Arbi Gharakhani were awarded the long-awaited "Medal of Excellence". This is the first medal achievement in the entire history of Armenia's participation in WorldSkills.

Arsen Armenakyan was awarded the "Best of Nation" nomination.

Other participants of the team also recorded high results.

• Aramais Hayrapetyan ("Creating mobile applications") — only 14 points were needed to reach the "Medal of Excellence".

• Luiza Zakaryan ("Technology of Fashion") — fell short of the "Medal of Excellence" threshold by only 37 points.

Armenia's position in the international table

Representatives of 65 countries and regions participated in the WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 competition.

• According to the average points collected, the Armenian national team with 3 participants is in 36th place (686.00 points). China took first place with 64 participants and an average score of 749.86.

• According to total points of medals (0.33), Armenia took the 38th position.

These indicators testify to the high professionalism, responsibility and dedication of our participants and experts.

Reference: History of Armenia's participation

Armenia has been a member of the "WorldSkills International" structure formed in 1950 since 2012. The Shanghai competition was the 6th for the national team.

Over the years, Armenia has been presented in the following directions.

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