  Azerbaijani wrestlers to lose Olympic medals after failing doping tests August 31, 2016 - 11:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Several Azerbaijani, Ukrainian and Kazakh wrestlers will lose the Olympic medals they won at Beijing 2008 and London 2012 after testing positive for doping, Haqqin.az reports. The names of the Olympians are yet to be announced. Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs on Wednesday, August 31 declined to comment on the matter, claiming it hasn’t received any official note from relevant authorities. No formal clarification from the United World Wrestling (UWW) or the International Olympic Committee has been received yet. Toghrul Asgarov and Sharif Sharifov won a gold medal each at the London Games, while Khetag Gazyumov secured bronze medals during both Beijing and London Olympics.  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 Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaArmenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. |
