  Wrestler Artur Shahinyan reaches Vantaa Cup 1/8 final May 5, 2012 - 18:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In 1/16 final of Vantaa Cup 2012 Olympic qualifying tournament Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler Artur Shahinyan beat Ning Duan (China) 6:2. In 1/8 final he will face off against Vladimir Gegeshidze, while Hovhannes Varderesyan (66 kg) will rival Alan Dzakaiev (Ukraine) in 1/8 final. Another Armenian representative Norik Khachatryan (60 kg) suffered a 4:6 defeat by Albert Baghumyan Aghazaryan (Spain) to drop out of the tournament. Freestyle wrester Ruslan Basiev (120kg) and Greco-Roman wrestler Roman Amoyan (55kg) will also perform in the tournament.   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 European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |
