 Armenia's Levan Baerianidze wins world wrestling bronze August 26, 2017 - 12:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Levan Berianidze of Armenia earned his first senior world medal by capturing bronze on Friday, August 25 at the 2017 UWW World Wrestling Championships in Paris. The 26-year-old athlete defeated Anzor Khizriev of Russia as Geno Petriashvili of Georgia clinched 125kg freestyle wrestling title. Grigor Grigoryan (74kg) and Georgy Ketoyev (97kg), both representing Armenia, will enter the tournament on Saturday and are set to start from the qualification round. Armenia has already won two gold medals at the men's Greco-Roman event.   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 European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |
