Armenia to participate in World Junior Figure Skating Championship in SofiaFebruary 4, 2009 - 18:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Single skaters Sargis Hayrapetyan,17, and Armine Stamboultyan, 18, will represent Armenia at World Junior Figure Skating Championship due Sofia, Bulgaria, from Feb. 23 to Mar. 1."Hayrapetyan and Stamboultyan have been trained in Moscow since Aug. 17, 2008. We could nothing but send them to the Russian capital for a year because of repair works conducted at our stadium and absence of any other facilities for training", Samvel Khatchatryan, President of the Figure Skating Federation of Armenia told PanARMENIAN.Net Sargis Hayrapetyan and Armine Stamboultyan participated in European Figure Skating Championship in Helsinki, though in the capacity of reserve players. 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 | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |