Wrestler Artur Shahinyan reaches Vantaa Cup 1/8 finalMay 5, 2012 - 18:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In 1/16 final of Vantaa Cup 2012 Olympic qualifying tournament Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler Artur Shahinyan beat Ning Duan (China) 6:2. In 1/8 final he will face off against Vladimir Gegeshidze, while Hovhannes Varderesyan (66 kg) will rival Alan Dzakaiev (Ukraine) in 1/8 final. Another Armenian representative Norik Khachatryan (60 kg) suffered a 4:6 defeat by Albert Baghumyan Aghazaryan (Spain) to drop out of the tournament. Freestyle wrester Ruslan Basiev (120kg) and Greco-Roman wrestler Roman Amoyan (55kg) will also perform in the tournament. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |