Albert Azaryan’s Cup artistic gymnastics tournament kicks off in YerevanJune 9, 2010 - 14:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On June 8, Olympic Champion Albert Azaryan’s Cup artistic gymnastics tournament kicked off in Yerevan, with 43 Armenian, Georgian and Iranian sportsmen participating. Sportsmen competed in overall gymnastics during the first tournament day. Vahan Stepanyan, Harutyun Merdinyan and Arthur Davtyan won medals. “The winners will also participate in individual event finals, were Georgian and Iranian sportsmen will also compete – two from each country,” Secretary General of the Armenian Gymnastics Federation Elfik Hovhannisyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. Albert Azaryan was pleased with good performance of the sportsmen. “The tournament is organized at a high level, and I hope that the number of participants will grow in future,” said Azaryan. 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 | Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. Yerevan State University, Ucom sign Memorandum of Cooperation Rector of Yerevan State University Hovhannes Hovhannisyan and General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian signed the memorandum. EU to provide budgetary support to Armenia The agreement is aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the educational system of Armenia. Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. |