Freestyle wrestler Artak Hovhannesyan wins European Champion titleJuly 22, 2009 - 10:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Artak Hovhannesyan (42kg), defeating his rivals from Austria, Belarus, Moldova and Turkey, won the title of European Champion in Serbia. Two bronze medals went to Volodya Frangulyan (50kg) and Valter Margaryan (58kg). Another Armenian wrestler David Apoyan sustained defeat from Turkish and then Azeri rivals. Vahe Tamrazyan showed the same result. Ruben Karamyan, Petros Tatevosyan, Emin Gevorgyan and Edik Mkoyan will fight on July 22 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. |