Armenia beats Yemen at World Team Table Tennis ChampionshipsMarch 28, 2012 - 11:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On March 27, Armenia lost to New Zealand 2:3 in fourth division Group N at 2012 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Dortmund, Germany. Armenian players further scored a 3:1 win over Yemen, both with Mesrop Ghukasyan and Murad Asatryan contributing to the victory. Alexander Diaryan was the only one to have suffered a defeat. Kazakhstan currently leads the group with 8 points. New Zealand comes 2nd with 7 points, while Armenia and Yemen have 6 points each. Armenia will rival Azerbaijan which has 5 points in the last group stage game. 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 | Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments. OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. |