Andre Speight Mkrtchyan named best player at FIBA European ChampionshipJuly 4, 2016 - 09:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian basketball player Andre Speight Mkrtchyan was named the best player of 2016 FIBA European Championship For Small Countries, the country's Basketball Federation said in a Facebook post. Armenia's national basketball team on Sunday, July 3 won the championship. With a score of 79:71, the men's team defeated current champion Andorra in all the four quarters. Armenians were participating in the tournament for the first time, with Mkrtchyan claiming the title of the best player of the match. The country thus won the opportunity to participate in the qualifying campaign of the European Championship finals. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |