39 countries to participate in European judo championship in ArmeniaAugust 15, 2009 - 18:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 39 out of the 50 European Judo Federation member states have already applied to RA Judo Federation for participating in European Youth Judo championship scheduled in Yerevan on September 11-13.Applications still preliminary character, but their number is expected to increase before deadline which is the 31st of August, RA Judo Federation reported to PanARMENIAN.Net Let's note that Turkish and Azerbaijani teams were the first to submit applications for championship. The latter will participate only in male tournament, representing sportsmen at all 8 weights. So far, applications have been received from the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia, Britain, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Holland, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine. 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 | Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |