 Karekin is a Recognized International Olympic and Paralympics Committee Referee, and a Sponsor to NSW Weightlifting Team (Australia), as well as a Committee Member of the Australian and NSW Weightlifting Federation/Association (AWF, NSWWA).He coached a team of young athletes in Sydney, and Refereed in many Australian national and international games from 2000 until 2012, after which he moved to the Unites States, but kept his ties with the Australian AWF and NSWWA community.He has also supported and worked as a committee member of the PCYC (Police Citizens Youth Club) in Burwood, Sydney-Australia, which aimed to develop skills, character and leadership in young people, and introduced them to sports and other activities
For more than 50 years Karekin Simonian has dedicated his time and expertise to the betterment of sports in Iraq, Middle East, Australia, Armenia, United States of America and Canada, and volunteered at the Sydney Olympics 2000 on the weight lifting team.