Armenian tae kwon do athletes to participate in Denmark World ChampionshipOctober 10, 2009 - 18:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian tae kwon do athletes Arman Yeremyan (w/c 78 kg.) and Aram Sahakyan (w/c 87 kg.) will leave for Copenhagen, Denmark under the supervision of chief coach Gevorg Danielyan and Iranian specialist Rakhim Samekhi to participate in World Championship due on October 14-18. Both sportsmen will fight for gold medal, Armenian Tae Kwon Do Federation's Vice President Vardan Kagramanyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.«We haven't won gold medal in international championships since 2002. Our sportsmen are now in perfect shape, and we only hope for maximum result. Initially, it was planned to send Haykaz Samvelyan and Maxim Sahakyan for championship, but they received traumas and we had to cancel their participation,» Kagramyan said. Armenian delegation will leave for Denmark on October 12. Return date is October 18. 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |