 3 Armenian Wushu fighters become World Cup championsDecember 5, 2009 - 17:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 4 sportsmen represented Armenia in Wushu World Cup in Sao Paulo (Brazil). As Tigran Chobanyan, president of the Traditional Wushu Federation of Armenia told a PanARMENAIN.Net reporter, he is pleased with the results of the championships. ''Three out of four our athletes won gold medals. The champion of Europe Sasun Hayrapetyan (w/c 65, Yerevan) was unable to continue the fight due to injury,'' Tigran Chobanyan said.The following athletes won gold medals in World Cup: w/c 48 Garik Tevanyan (Armash) w/c to 56 Karen Sahakyan (Vanadzor) w/c to 70 Haroutyun Simonyan (Armenia).   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 |  Related sections Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
