Armenian athlete wins gold at 2015 Special OlympicsAugust 1, 2015 - 14:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian athlete Tigran Gevorgyan won a gold medal in open water swimming tournament at 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Angeles, the U.S. embassy to Armenia said. Five athletes with mental disabilities from Special Olympics Armenia NGO participate at the competitions in different sports, including aquatics, athletics, powerlifting and table tennis. Gevorgyan won another gold medal at 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens. Armenian Athletes Nona Aroyan, Suren Balasanyan and Spartak Hakobyan also won medals in 2011 Games. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |