Olympic champ Artur Aleksanyan named Armenia’s best athlete in 2017December 20, 2017 - 19:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Federation of Sports Journalists of Armenia has summed up the results of a poll conducted to compile the rating of the country's top 10 athletes of 2017. Rio Olympic champion, Greco-Roman wrestler Artur Aleksanyan was recognized the best sportsman of 2017 by the majority of votes. The list of top ten athletes of Armenia in 2017 is as follows: 1. Artur Aleksanyan 2. Maksim Manukyan - World wrestling champion, 3. Levon Aronyan - Grandmaster, two-time World Cup winner, 4. Simon Martirosyan - silver medalist of Olympic Games in Rio in weightlifting, 5. Hovhannes Bachkov - European boxing champion, 6. Gor Minasyan - Silver medalist of Olympic Games in Rio in weightlifting 7. Tigran Kirakosyan - World and European champion in sambo 8. Sergey Mikayelyan - Skier who qualified for 2018 Winter Olympics, 9. Artur Tovmasyan - Gold medalist of 2017 Summer Universiade in Taiwan 10. Andranik Karapetyan - European champion in weightlifting in 2016 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. 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. |