Yerevan to host Armenian Armwrestling Championship Sept 28-29September 8, 2011 - 16:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On September 28-29, Yerevan’s Mika Sports Hall will host Armenian Armwrestling Championship, dedicated to the memory of Armenian Armwrestling Federation’s 1st president, international arbiter Ashot Sargsyan. The championship prize fund is AMD 12 mln. Youths and adults will be wrestling with both arms in 7 and 6 weight classes respectively, with Karo Aghajanyan to arbiter the matches, National Olympic Committee of Armenia website 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 | 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. |