Germany's Robert Harting wins Olympic discus goldAugust 8, 2012 - 16:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Germany's Robert Harting added the Olympic discus gold to his world title after a thrilling final, BBC Sport said. Harting was lying second behind Iran's Ehsan Hadadi going into the penultimate round, but threw 68.27m to beat Hadadi's 68.18 opening-round effort. Defending champion Gerd Kanter of Estonia was third with 68.03, also achieved in the fifth round. Britain's Lawrence Okoye finished in 12th with 61.03 - well below his season's best of 68.24. Germany's Robert Harting added the Olympic discus gold to his world title after a thrilling final. Harting was lying second behind Iran's Ehsan Hadadi going into the penultimate round, but threw 68.27m to beat Hadadi's 68.18 opening-round effort. Defending champion Gerd Kanter of Estonia was third with 68.03, also achieved in the fifth round. Britain's Lawrence Okoye finished in 12th with 61.03 - well below his season's best of 68.24. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |