  Vladimir Akopian bottoms standings of Men’s Grand Prix May 17, 2010 - 15:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 16, Armenian grandmaster Vladimir Akopian lost a game vs. China’s Wang Yue in the 6th round of Men’s Grand Prix in Astrakhan, Russia. Now, Akopian is the 14th, bottoming the standings with 2 points. Russia’s Ernesto Inarkiev keeps the lead with 4 points. In the 7th round, Akopian will rival Russia’s Evgeny Alekseev, who is currently the 6th with 3 points.   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 The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
