  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 “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 |  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.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.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. |
