  Armenia loses to Russia in Wrestling World Cup round 1 February 19, 2013 - 19:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Greco-Roman wrestling team lost to Russia in the first round of Tehran-hosted World Cup. Aleksan Mikayelyan (60 kg) beat Rustam Khuchbarov, with Sargis Tonoyan (96 kg) winning Musa Evolev. The rest of Armenian wrestlers suffered defeats by their Russian contenders. Harutyun Hovhannisyan (55 kg) lost to Stepan Mayranyan, Tigran Torosyan (66 kg) suffered a defeat by Adam Kurak, Varsham Boranyan (74 kg) –by Aleksander Chekhirkin, Hrach Hovhannisyan (84 kg) – by Azamat Bikbaev and Vachik Yeghiazaryan (120 kg) – by Alikhan Ayubov. As a result, Russian wrestlers scored 5:2 win against Armenians. Armenia will face off against Bulgaria next. Partner news  Top stories 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. Gor Minasyan won silver medal, Andranik Karapetyan and Izabella Yalyan both won bronze at Junior World Championships in Lima.   Partner news |  Latest news Brad Pitt’s “World War Z” to open Moscow Film Fest  The fest will feature retrospectives of films by Bernardo Bertolucci and Costa Gavras, as well as a program devoted to Dutch cinema.Wrekin Hill picks up John Malkovich’s “Siberian Education” Based on the novel by Nicolai Lilin, the film is set in the ghetto of Soviet Russia and follows 2 boys who are members of a gang of exiled Siberians.Germans blame Merkel’s stance in eurozone crisis for Eurovision debacle Chancellor Angela Merkel is loathed in parts of Europe for her insisting on painful austerity measures in Greece, Spain and Italy.China’s PM visits India to settle boundary row, boost ties China says Li Keqiang choice of India for his first trip abroad shows the importance Beijing attaches to improving relations with New Delhi. |
