Artur Aleksanyan reaches European championships quarterfinalsMarch 23, 2013 - 15:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Olympic bronze medalist and European champion Artur Aleksanyan (96 kg) beat Georgia’s Soso Jabidze 5:0, 1:1 and 6:0 to make it to Tbilisi-hosted European championships quarterfinals. In ¼ finals the Armenian wrestler will clash the winner of Nikita Melnikov and Cenk Ildem. Aleksanyan earlier beat Carl Schon (Switzerland). Harutyun Hovhannisyan (55 kg) will also represent Armenia today, March 23, with Aleksan Mikayelyan and Vachik Yeghiazaryan (120 kg) having dropped out of the championships. 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. |