  Levon Julfalakyan international wrestling tournament kicks off in Yerevan May 19, 2011 - 19:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 19, Levon Julfalakyan international Greco-Roman wrestling tournament kicked off in Dinamo sports hall of Yerevan. The tournament brought together over 90 wrestlers from Armenia, Russia, Iran and Georgia. Vice President of the Armenian National Olympic Committee Razmik Stepanyan greeted wrestlers and guests at the opening ceremony. Meanwhile, Vice President of the Russian Wrestling Federation Rafael Samurgashev arrived in Armenia with respect to the tournament. Greco-Roman wrestlers in 50, 60 and 74kg weight divisions entered the competition on the first day, with Armenia’s Maxim Simonyan (50kg), Karapet Chalyan (74kg) and Georgia’s Gogito Gogiashvili winning the champion’s title.   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. |
