Artur Aleksanyan named Armenia's best athlete of 2016December 20, 2016 - 16:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Olympic champion Artur Aleksanyan was named the best athlete of Armenia in 2016, according to a vote by sports journalists, summarized on Tuesday, December 20. A Greco-Roman wrestler, Aleksanyan (98kg) won bronze at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. He then entered his second Olympic competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro to secure the gold. Also included in the top 10 are wrestler Migran Arutyunyan (Olympic silver in 2016), weightlifter Simon Martirosyan (Olympic silver in 2016), weightlifter Gor Minasyan (Olympic silver in 2016), as well as Nazik Avdalyan (weightlifting), Harutyun Merdinyan (gymnastics), Andranik Karapetyan (weightlifting), Hripsime Khurshudyan (weightlifting), Varsham Boranyan (wrestling) and Artur Davtyan (gymnastics). 35 sports journalists participated in the vote. (The story has been corrected to show that both Gor Minasyan andSimon Martirosyan won silver medals at Rio Olympics.) 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 | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |