Armenia finishes 2nd at European Judo Junior ChampionshipsSeptember 19, 2011 - 11:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Junior Championships 2011 finished in Lommel, Belgium, on September 18. Armenia’s national team took the 5th place among 40 countries, while the men’s squad was 2nd in the team event. Brothers Garik and Gor Harutyunyan won gold medals in 55kg and 60kg weight categories, showing the most successful performance since 2009, when Artem Baghdasaryan grabbed the gold medal and David Mkrtchyan and Tigran Varosyan won bronze. In Tashkent-hosted World Cup, female judokas Gayane Harutyunyan and Zhanna Stankevich took the 7th and 3rd places respectively to qualify for London Olympics, reported the Armenian Judo Federation. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |