  Bryant Dunston joins Armenian national basketball team June 20, 2016 - 12:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - American professional basketball player Bryant Dunston has arrived in Armenia to prepare for a 2016 match at the FIBA European Championship For Small Countries. Bryant, 30, will play for the national basketball team at a Moldova-hosted match on June 28. The player was voted the Euroleague Best Defender of the season. “Dunston is currently in Yerevan and is determined to perform well with our team,” chief coach Tigran Gyokchyan said. “FIBA allows each national team to have one foreign player, and we have used that opportunity to invite Dunston who is an old friend of Armenia.”   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 Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
