Ukraine wins Olympic canoe sprint goldAugust 11, 2012 - 15:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yuriy Cheban of the Ukraine took the Olympic canoe sprint gold medal in the men's 200 meters on Saturday, August 11, RIA Novosti said. Cheban, a Beijing bronze medalist in the 1,500 meters event, blasted out at the start and maintained his lead to take gold in 42.291 seconds. "It's fantastic to win a gold medal. I just want to thank everybody who helped me," said the Ukrainian before going to collect his country's fourth gold of the Olympics. "First I'm going to collect my medal and then I will try and get some souvenirs. I would really like to talk to my girlfriend as well." The silver went to Jevgenij Shuklin of Lithuania, who timed 42.291, with Russia's six-time world champion Ivan Shtyl taking bronze in 42.853. "It was my dream to win Olympic gold," said Shuklin. "But I hope that I can do that in Rio," he added, referring to the next Summer Games in 2016. Shtyl, meanwhile, was upbeat. "It was fantastic, these weather conditions helped me a bit. I've trained with the weather and it was a help." 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |