Garnik Hayrapetyan: We're doing our best to develop kickboxing in Armenia'June 17, 2009 - 16:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - RA Kickboxing Federation are conducting active work towards development of kickboxing in Armenia. A number of kickboxing schools have opened in Armenia to this purpose.According to RA Kickboxing Federation President Garnik Hayrapetyan , RA Kickboxing Federation and Defense Ministry will launch a program on introduction of kickboxing into RA Armed Forces. Hayrapetyan also noted that RA Kickboxing Federation planks to kick off series of friendly tournaments in July. "We plan to invite Iranian, Russian. Ukrainian, Georgian and European teams to our tournament.s A prize fund of AMD 1000 000 will be established. Each tournament will include 5 rounds. Tournaments aim to develop professional kickboxing in Armenia." On June 15-20 Yerevan will host RA Kickboxing Championship, in August Armenian Kickboxing Team plans to participate in CIS Kickboxing Championship in Yalta. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |