Armenian swimmers round out 2018 with fresh recordsDecember 26, 2017 - 13:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The International Vladimir Salnikov Cup Swimming Tournament was recently held in Saint Petersburg, Russia, with Artur Barseghyan, Levon Khachatryan and Levon Vardanyan representing Armenia. The Armenian swimmers performed quite well to register new records both for Armenia and for themselves. In the 50 meter butterfly event, Barseghyan with a 0.25.19 result set a new record for Armenia, and another one for himself in the 100 meter freestyle event. Khachatryan, in turn, improved his personal results in the 50 and 100 meter breaststroke even, while Vardanyan set a personal record in the 50 meter breaststroke. 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 | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Armenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. |