  Armenia grabs 11 medals at European Sambo tournament April 9, 2012 - 13:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Youth and Juniors European Sambo Championships were held in Bucharest, Romania, on April 5-9, with Armenian team wining 11 medals, including one gold, two silver and eight bronze. Armenian junior participants came 3rd among 21 in team event, with Russians and Georgians placed 1st and 2nd respectively. Gor Malayan (56kg) became tournament winner in his category. Jivan Ghazaryan (48kg) and Maxim Manukyan (52kg) both came 2nd. Grigor Mkhitaryan, Hovhannes Alexanyan, Edik Petrosyan, Roza Khachatryan, Lendrush Zatikyan, Rafik Manukyan, Suren Garnikyan and Mher Karapetyan grabbed the bronze.   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 |  Latest 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. |
