  Coach says any Olympic medal brings honor to Armenia August 18, 2012 - 13:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Greco-Roman wrestling team is well-prepared, the squad’s second coach said. “Frankly speaking, we expected a gold medal. Now we will work hard to overcome the obstacles our team faced during London 2012 Olympics. Anyway, any Olympic medal brings honor to our country,” Samvel Gevorgyan said. Greco-Roman wrestlers Arsen Julfalakyan (74 kg) and Artur Aleksanyan (96 kg) won silver and bronze respectively at London 2012. “Armenian championship due in November will determine the future squad. Both Roman Amoyan and Yuri Patrikeev will participate in the tournament,” the coach said, adding that the wrestlers will perform at European Team Championships at the end of 2012. Partner news  Top stories Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan was reelected to the post of the president of RA Chess Federation for 4 more years. Norway will host Chess World Cup 2013 on August 10 - September 4, 2013, with 4 Armenian players to participate in. Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian is currently 3rd with 4 points, Bulgaria’s Veselin Topalov is 7th with 3 points. European Individual Chess Championship ended in Polish town of Legnica, with 24 chess players winning World Cup qualifications.   Partner news |  Latest news Oscar winning scribe to adapt "Ali and Nino" bestselling romance  The epic novel follows the love story between the male descendant of a royal Muslim family and a beautiful, Christian, Georgian princess.Cannes: Buyers targeting “The Gunman” Sean Penn-starrer Studiocanal’s film sees Penn as an ex-government contract killer whose past comes back to haunt him."Doctor Who" sci-fi series renewed for Season 8 BBC reveals that executive producer Steven Moffat is "already plotting a brand new run of adventures for the Doctor."Strong quake strikes off Chile coast A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile at a depth of 6.2 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey said. |
