Armenia loses to Russia in Wrestling World Cup round 1February 19, 2013 - 19:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Greco-Roman wrestling team lost to Russia in the first round of Tehran-hosted World Cup. Aleksan Mikayelyan (60 kg) beat Rustam Khuchbarov, with Sargis Tonoyan (96 kg) winning Musa Evolev. The rest of Armenian wrestlers suffered defeats by their Russian contenders. Harutyun Hovhannisyan (55 kg) lost to Stepan Mayranyan, Tigran Torosyan (66 kg) suffered a defeat by Adam Kurak, Varsham Boranyan (74 kg) –by Aleksander Chekhirkin, Hrach Hovhannisyan (84 kg) – by Azamat Bikbaev and Vachik Yeghiazaryan (120 kg) – by Alikhan Ayubov. As a result, Russian wrestlers scored 5:2 win against Armenians. Armenia will face off against Bulgaria next. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. 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. |