 On September 17, 2008 upon RA president Serzh Sargsyan decree, Tsarukyan was honored with "Services provided to the motherland" first rank medal for the great input he had in the development of RA sports and physical education.On May 11, 2009 Tsarukyan was awarded with "European of the Year" by the International European movement.On September 12, 2009 European Judo Federation honored NOCA president Gagik Tsarukyan with gold medal.