Armenia may send three to seven athletes to Winter OlympicsNovember 3, 2017 - 14:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia may have three to seven participants in the 23rd Winter Olympics, who will compete in two sports from seven - skiing and figure skating. Skier Sergey Mikayelyan has almost guaranteed his participation in the Olympic Games. At the moment he is the 299th on the world rating table, and needs to be among the top 300 to make it to the Games, the press service of the Armenian National Olympic Committee said. Several steps separate another skier, Mikayel Mikayelyan, from Pyeongchang 2018. His points should be less than 100, and now he has 105 points. Tadevos Pogosyan (115 points) is also close to qualifying for the Olympics. In the women's ski team, there is hope for a "wild card" and one more playoff berth. To confirm participation in Pyeongchang 2018, several rating competitions are waiting the Armenian skiers. On January 20, the International Ski Federation will announce the names of the athletes who have won the berths. Meanwhile, figure skater Anastasia Galustyan and the Tina Karapetyan / Simon Proulx-Senecal pair are the first reserves. They will be able to perform in Pyeongchang 2018, if someone from berth holders is unable to participate for one reason or another. 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 | Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |