  IOC head back at work after surgery October 8, 2012 - 17:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - IOC President Jacques Rogge has returned to work a month after undergoing hip replacement surgery, The Associated Press reported. Rogge was back at IOC headquarters in Lausanne on Monday, October 8 for the first time since having the operation in early September. International Olympic Committee spokeswoman Emmanuelle Moreau says Rogge "is back in the office this morning, chairing a series of internal meetings." The 70-year-old Rogge had also been working from home in Belgium during his convalescence. Rogge, who was elected IOC president in 2001, will step down when his term expires in September 2013.   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 Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP  Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan.Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”.41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience.Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |
