Greco-Roman Wrestling World Cup: Armenian wrestlers win bronzeFebruary 23, 2009 - 16:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Greco-Roman Wrestling team gained a 5:2 victory over Cubans in their combat for the third place at the World Cup held on Feb. 19-21 in Clermont-Ferrand, France. The following wrestlers contributed to the victory of the Armenian team: Shavich Gevorgyan (weight class: 55 kg), Artak Harutyunyan (weight class: 60 кг), Khosrov Melikyan (weight class: 66 kg), Arsen Julfakyan (weight class: 74 kg), Arman Geghamyan (weight class: 96 kg). Arthur Shaghinyan (weight class: 84 kg) and Yuri Patrikeyev (weight class: 120 kg) were defeated. 8 wrestlers, two of them in 66 kg weight category (Khosrov Melikyan and Sasun Ghambaryan) represented Armenia under supervision of chief coach Levon Julfakyan. Armenian wrestlers drubbed Hungarians 7:0 and gained a 4:3 victory over Azeris, having been defeated by Russians who won the championship taking a 5:2 win over the French team. 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 | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |