  Yerevan team wins Pan-Armenian Games futsal tournament August 22, 2011 - 12:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The team from Yerevan won the futsal tournament of the 5th Pan-Armenian Games, defeating Bolshaya Neklinovka (Russia) 5:0 in the final match. Team from Buenos Aires finished second, followed by Tehran. “We have run out of energy, as we had to play two matches per day. But the most important thing for us was the atmosphere we felt in our homeland,” Bolshaya Neklinovka player Tigran Papikyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. Yerevan goalkeeper Harutyun Harutyunyan congratulated his team members on the 4th consecutive victory. The 5th Pan-Armenian Games held in Yerevan from August 14 to 21 brought together over 3000 sportsmen from 125 cities.   Top stories Runner-up Hikaru Nakamura lost to Fabiano Caruana but still tied for second place with Vladimir Kramnik, who beat Anish Giri quickly. Not only does the Armenian grandmaster tie Hikaru Nakamura (U.S.) for the frst spot, but he also renews his membership of the 2800 club. Chief coach Hrachya Chandiryan revealed that Lev Sargsyan and Azat and Vladimir Harutyunyan will represent Armenia in Kiev. Anish Giri vs Sergey Karjakin, Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So vs M. Vachier-Lagrave all ended in draws too   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Iran, Qatar voice support for Saudi Arabia after Mecca suicide bombing  Six foreign pilgrims were wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the Grand Mosque in Mecca.Iraqi forces free hundreds of civilians in Mosul Old City battles The government advance was carving out escape corridors for civilians marooned behind Islamic State lines.S. Korea president invites N. Korea to 2018 Winter Olympics The president was speaking at the opening of the World Taekwondo Championships in the southern county of Muju.Online concern over Chinese 'human embroidery' trend Many news portals have subsequently been cracking down on forum and chat groups believed to be encouraging self-harm. |
