  Armenian judoka Davtyan scores 3rd Olympic win, makes it to quarterfinals  July 28, 2012 - 16:24 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian judoka Hovhannes Davtyan (60 kg) scored his 3rd Olympic win, beating Kazakhstan’s Yerkebulan Kossayev to make it to quarterfinals. Current victory followed Davtyan’s win over Germany’s Tobias Englmaier and Azerbaijan’s Ildar Mushkiyev in the 1st and 2nd qualification rounds respectively. Partner news  Top stories “Our win can’t be called an easy one, we never have easy games” FC Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder said. As an amateur, 31-year-old Hovhannisyan gained extensive international experience and was a four-time Armenian National Champion. Shakhtar Donetsk FC midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan said he is not planning yet to leave the Ukrainian club. Armenia’s U17 football team arrived in Hungary on May 20 to participate in a friendly tournament, due May 21-24.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news World Bank approves $30 million for Armenia’s irrigation system  The total financing of the project is US$37.5 million, of which US$7.5 million is contributed by the government of Armenia.Armenian citizens protest against gas price rise Most of the demonstrators consider the ongoing meeting in the National Assembly as illegitimate due to the absence of the consumers.OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs meet Azeri President President of Azerbaijan met with OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs and Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office.Nuclear energy issues discussed in Yerevan Ambassador John Heffern witnessed the first ever remote connection to a nuclear reactor in the United States on May 23. |
