$60 million Olympic sports complex to be built in Armenia’s TsaghkadzorJanuary 15, 2018 - 19:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The president of Armenia’s Olympic Committee, Gagik Tsarukyan, is planning to build a modern Olympic sports complex in Tsaghkadzor, a resort town in Kotayk province. Tsarukyan will make personal investments worth $60 million, with the facility set to cover 3 ha of area. The new sports complex will boast spacious and comfortable gyms for combat sports and games, football, athletics, a separate racetrack, a shooting range, a swimming pool (50x25m), two hotel buildings for national, youth and junior teams. Each of the facilities will have its own sauna and fitness halls, equipped with modern exercise machines. Separate rooms and labs will provide complex medical services to the athletes, carry out doping tests. A rehabilitation center and a press room will also be available, says the Armenian National Olympic Committee. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |