Five Armenians will compete at World Ski ChampionshipsFebruary 7, 2019 - 15:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Five Armenian athletes will take part in the 52nd FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, to be held from February 17 to 28 in Seefeld, Austria, the website of the National Olympic Committee reveals. It is the second time Seefeld in Tirol hosts the world championships, the event having been hosted there previously in 1985. Skiers Katya Galstyan, Mikael Mikaelyan and Tadevos Poghosyan will represent Armenia at the event, while two more participants will be determined at the Armenian Championship, set to be held in the town of Ashotsk. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE 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. |