  Wrestler Hovhannes Varderesyan reaches Vantaa Cup 1/8 final May 5, 2012 - 16:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 5, Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler Hovhannes Varderesyan (66 kg) beat Colombia’s Ivan de Jesus Arango 3:0 in 1/16 final of Vantaa Cup 2012 Olympic qualifying tournament. He will face off against Alan Dzakaiev (Ukraine) in 1/8 final. Norik Khachatryan (60 kg) suffered a 4:6 defeat by Albert Baghumyan Aghazaryan (Spain) to drop out of the tournament. In 1/8 final freestyle wrestler Ruslan Basiev (120kg) will rival Koung-jin Nam (Korea). Roman Amoyan (55kg) and Artur Shahinyan will clash Mariusz Los (Poland) and Ning Duan (China) respectively in 1/16 final. Armenian freestyle wresters Mihran Jaburyan (55kg), David Safaryan (66kg) and Hajimurat Nurmagomedov (84kg) have already gained an entry to Summer Olympic Games.   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. |
