French-Armenian gymnast Arthur Magakian dies aged 89October 6, 2014 - 11:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Nicknamed King Arthur by the French press, legendary gymnast Arthur Magakian died at the age of 89 from a brain tumor last week. Born on Nov 11, 1925 in Vienne (France), Magakian became champion of France in junior decathlon gymnastics in 1945. In 1952, he missed the Olympic Games in Helsinki due to an injury, thus ending the career. However, he later became one of the leading coaches of the French Gymnastics Federation and served as its first national technical director from 1963 to 1986. His career was rewarded with the Legion of Honor, the National Order of Merit and the Gold Medal of Youth and Sports. 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 | 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. EU still discussing funding Armenia through European Peace Facility Discussions continue in the EU on providing Armenia with funds from the European Peace Facility, Vassilis Maragos says. |