  Wrestler Arsen Julfalakyan: Olympic silver is also great award August 18, 2012 - 14:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler Arsen Julfalakyan said he felt the joy of having won Olympic silver only after the competition. “I am truly happy to have won silver. It is also a great award,” the wrestler said, adding that he trained hard to win a medal at London 2012 Olympics. “I showed nice performance, beating all my rivals in two rounds before reaching the final. However, I was unable to win the Olympic final,” Julfalakyan said. The wrestler will start training for the upcoming championships and international tournaments in a few weeks of rest. Partner news  Top stories 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. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan was reelected to the post of the president of RA Chess Federation for 4 more years.   Partner news |  Latest news EU says UN report aggravates concerns over Iran nuke program  The EU spokesman said Iran had continued to refuse to cooperate with the IAEA in its efforts to resolve outstanding issues.Syria's main opposition group opens key talks in Istanbul The meeting starts a day after backers of the anti-Assad uprising gathered in Jordan to push for peace in Syria.Energy price may increase by AMD 7-8 per kilowatt “The increase for energy tariffs is prompted by a price hike for gas used in production,” Garegin Baghramyan said.“Delivery Man” comedy trailer features Vince Vaughn (video) In the film, Vince Vaughn is a slacker who learns he’s fathered over 500 children as a result of a sperm bank snafu. |
