 Nurmagomedov loses to Lashgari at Olympic men’s freestyle wrestling 1/8 final August 11, 2012 - 18:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On August 11, Armenia’s Hajimurad Nurmagomedov suffered a 2:0 defeat by Iran’s Naser Lashgari at Olympic men's freestyle wrestling 84kg 1/8 finals. Nurmagomedov will have a chance to fight for bronze in case the Iranian wrestler makes it to semifinals. Armenia has won three Olympic medals, with Greco-Roman wrestlers Arsen Julfalakyan (74 kg) and Artur Aleksanyan (96 kg) grabbing silver and bronze respectably, and weightlifter Hripsime Khurshudyan (+ 75 kg) winning bronze. 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 USD market average rate totals AMD 414.82 May 23  The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 414.82 on May 23, decreasing by 1.33 point compared to May 22.Syrian opposition leader urges Assad to hand power, go abroad Alkhatib said Assad should respond within 20 days and that he should then be given a month to dissolve parliament.Israel’s Arkia Israeli Airlines to enter Armenian market Zvartnots airport will host a press conference on May 24 on the operation of Tel Aviv-Yerevan- Tel Aviv flights.Maroon 5 premiere "Love Somebody" new music video (video) The band will release "Love Somebody" as the fourth single to be lifted from their latest album "Overexposed." |
