  Armenian freestyle wrestlers win 3 medals at European Championships  June 23, 2011 - 12:47 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Three Armenian representatives won medals on the first day of the European Freestyle Wrestling Junior Championship youth going on in Zrenjanin, Serbia. Vahe Tamrazyan (84kg) won a silver medal, yielding to Georgia’s Dato Marsagishvili in the final. Matevos Saroyan (55kg) won bronze, defeating rivals from Ukraine, Romania and Turkey. Another bronze medal went to Grigor Grigoryan (66kg). Narek Sirunyan (60kg) also had a chance to win a bronze medal, however he was beaten by Rafal Statkiewicz (Poland). The Armenian national team raised to the fifth place with 36 points in the team event. Greco-Roman wrestling championship will start on June 24.   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 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.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |
