  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 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. Armenian grandmaster Haik Martirosyan defeated Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Azerbaijan's top player, to reach Round 4 of the FIDE World Cup․ Superheavyweight lifter Gor Minasyan lifted a total of 464 kg to become the vice champion on April 1.   Partner news |  Latest news Officials offer contradictory information about strategic height in Syunik  Kapan mayor Gevorg Parsyan said on October 18 that a strategic height near the town has gone under Azerbaijan’s control.Armenia buys 200,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses Armenia has purchased 200,000 doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine against the coronavirus, health authorities say.UN chief: Vaccine inequality brings new Covid variants Guterres said new variants continue to emerge as a result of inequitable distribution of Covid-19 vaccines globally.Putin hails Armenia and Russia's "truly allied" relations Russian President Vladimir Putin has said relations between Russia and Armenia "are of a truly allied nature". |
