Homenetmen Athletic Games due July 4-8 in WashingtonJune 21, 2012 - 15:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Homenetmen Eastern Regional’s 22nd Annual Athletic Games will be held this year from July 4-8 in Washington, D.C., with the Homenetmen of Greater Washington as the proud hosts, The Armenian Weekly reported. Athletes from the 10 Eastern Region chapters - Albany, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, Providence, and Washington - along with invited guests from Montreal and Toronto, will gather at the Wardman Park Marriott in Washington. Starting early on July 5, the soccer, volleyball, and basketball teams, as well as the athletes participating in the swimming and track events, will compete at the Maryland Discovery Zone Soccerplex in Boyds, Md. Singer Tata Simonyan and his band from Armenia, and Harout Bedrossian and his band from Montreal, will be held at the Wardman Park Marriott in D.C. on the evenings of July 6 and 7, respectively. 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. |