In 2016, at the 2016 World Championships held in Linz, Austria, Airapetian, who is of Armenian descent, won the gold medal in her category where she was also awarded the women's para-karate MVP.[2][3] In 2019, she won a silver medal at the European Championships.[4]
In May 2021, Airapetian competed at the European Karate Championships and won a silver medal.[5][6] She also won a bronze medal at the 2021 World Championships.
In May 2023, Airapetian competed at the European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain, where she won a silver medal.[7] She also won a silver medal at the World Karate Championships following her disqualification for failing to bow.[8]
In May 2024, Airapetian competed at the European Karate Championships held in Zadar, Croatia, finishing in seventh and last place.[1]
Airapetian won a silver medal in the women's K-30 event at the 2025 European Karate Championships held in Yerevan, Armenia.[9][10] She then competed at the World Karate Championships and won the silver medal.[11][12]
