Pashinyan thanks Armenian sports champions for victoriesApril 28, 2021 - 12:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Tuesday, April 26 met the members of the Armenian weightlifting and freestyle wrestling teams and said that victories that the athletes won in recent championships are of twofold importance for the people. "Confidence in our strength is very important in this post-war period, and I think you have played a significant role with your victories," Pashinyan said. "I think, in general, sports, victories, achievements or failures just reflect the deep processes that are taking place in the country. As such, we place a special emphasis on sports in all of our strategies. We even adopted a strategy for Armenia’s transformation by the year 2050, in which we set a goal: Armenia should have won at least 25 Olympic gold medals, and the Armenian national football team should become a prize-winner of the European or World Championship by 2050." Pashinyan said his government is doing "very serious work" in terms of sports infrastructure. "Now we have at least 2 projects for the construction of sports schools named after our famous and successful athletes: the Sports School after Artur Aleksanyan in Gyumri, while the Sports School after Simon Martirosyan has already been completed," Pashinyan said. 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 | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |