Armenia to participate in U17 World Wrestling ChampionshipsMarch 5, 2013 - 15:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan hosted the Armenian Junior Weightlifting Championships, with 165 athletes participating. The results will determine the country’s line-up for U17 World Championships, due April 5-14 in Tashkent. Uzbekistan-hosted event will further enable 2 female and 2 male Armenian wrestlers to gain entry to 2014 Junior Olympic Games. The athletes will participate in team practice session before the tournaments. 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 | U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |