  Armenian freestyle wrestlers to compete at Junior World Championship Jul 30 July 30, 2011 - 12:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Bucharest, Romania is hosting a Junior World Wresting Championship with wrestlers in 4 weight categories to compete in freestyle wrestling 1st round due July 30. On the 1st tournament day, Armenia will be represented by 3 wrestlers, with Gevorg Azrumanyan (under 50kg) to fight Turkey’s Burhan Altinas. Volodya Frangulyan (60 kg) will rival Azerbaijan’s Toghrul Asgarov, Gevorg Hambartsumyan (74 kg) will combat Theodoros Theodoridis of Greece. Previously, Armenia’s Narek Khachatryan (55kg), Rafik Manukyan (74 kg) won Greco-Roman wrestling gold; with Rudik Mkrtchyan (50kg) having gained the bronze medal   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. |
