 Armenia wins 2 medals on European Wrestling Championships opening day March 30, 2022 - 10:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian freestyle wrestlers won one silver and one bronze medals on the opening day of the European Wrestling Championships currently underway in Budapest, Hungary. In particular, Georgia’s Zurabi Iakobishvili, a World Championship gold medalist in 2017, claimed the first European title of his career. In the 70kg final, He was a narrow 2-1 winner against Armenia’s Arman Andreasyan, who took silver. Manvel Khndzrtsyan, meanwhile, lost his final bout to North Macedonia's Vladimir Egorov to secure bronze.   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 |  Latest news Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial”  The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”.41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience.Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine.EU still discussing funding Armenia through European Peace Facility Discussions continue in the EU on providing Armenia with funds from the European Peace Facility, Vassilis Maragos says. |
