  Coach hails Armenia’s participation in European Boxing Championships December 20, 2012 - 13:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chief coach of Armenian boxing team Karen Aghamalyan described Russia-hosted EUBC European Olympic Hopes 19-22 Boxing Championships 2012 as a difficult challenge. “Armenian team was the youngest among the participants, with 20 reported as the average age. I’m happy that our squad succeeded in scoring medals,” he said. According to the coach, Koryun Soghomonyan held quite tense bouts to finalize his performance with a gold medal. “Koryun is a very promising boxer,” he said, hailing the athlete’s performance at the championships. Dwelling on Aram Avagyan’s and Narek Abgaryan’s (52 kg) participation in the championships, he said, “They, too, took every effort to show good results.” Armenia came 4th in the championships.   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 |  Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
