  Judokas to qualify for London Olympics at Paris World Championships August 20, 2011 - 12:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The 31st World Judo Championships will kick off in Paris on August 23, 2011, bringing together 949 participants from 136 countries. Armenia will be represented by world bronze winner Hovhannes Davtyan (60kg), European champ Armen Nazaryan (66kg), Gayane Harutyunyan (48kg) and Zhanna Stankevich (57kg). Those to win up to 22nd place among men and up to 14th place among women will qualify for the 2012 London Olympic Games, Armenian Judo Federation reported.   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 |  Related sections Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |
