  Artur Davtyan wins Armenia's first Olympic medal in Tokyo  August 2, 2021 - 14:52 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Gymnast Artur Davtyan won Armenia's first medal at the Olympics in Tokyo on Monday, August 2. The 28-year-old athlete scored 14․733 points in the men's vault event to snatch the bronze medal. Shin Jea-hwan of South Korea won gold, while Denis Abliazin of the Russian Olympic Committee took silver. Davtyan is a European Youth Champion, silver medalist in the World Cup and a European champion. He participated in the Olympic Games of 2012 and 2016 as well.   Top stories 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. The lightweight boxer lost his final bout to Keyshawn Davis of the United States 5:0 on Friday, August 6․ Karabapet Chalyan (77 kg), also representing Armenia, lost to Akzhol Makhmudov of Kyrgyzstan.   Partner news |  Latest news U.S. says grateful to Armenia for military partnership  The U.S. Embassy in Armenia has expressed gratitude to the Armenian Armed Forces, including for international peacekeeping efforts.Bright Armenia leader denies receiving offer to be President Leader of the Bright Armenia party Edmon Marukyan has said he has not received an offer to become the country's new President.Armenia expecting Azerbaijan's clarification over proposal to de-escalate Armenia is still expecting Azerbaijan's clarification over a proposal to de-escalate the situation in the region.Pashinyan vows to work "tirelessly" to build professional army Armenia will have a professional army, and the government will work tirelessly to achieve that, Nikol Pashinyan has said. |
