  9 Armenian Greco-Roman wrestlers among world's strongest August 7, 2015 - 18:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - United World Wrestling released a table of strongest Greco-Roman wrestlers in the world according to weight classes. 9 Armenia athletes were included in top 20 lists of 6 weight classes. Greco-Roman 98 kg athlete Artur Alexanyan is the first in his weight class. Besides, Mihran Harutyunyan (66 kg) is the sixth on his list, Raphael Alexanyan and Varsham Boranyan (71 kg) are 13th and 14th respectively, Arsen Julfalakyan (75 kg) is the second. Karapet Chalyan (75 kg) occupies the 12th place, Eduard Sargsyan (80 kg) is the 10th in his category, while Maxim Manukyan and Artur Shahinyan are the 8th and 16th places respectively.   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 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.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. |
