Yerevan team wins Pan-Armenian Games futsal tournamentAugust 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 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 | Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event. Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |