  Trabzon hosts European Youth Olympic FestivalJuly 25, 2011 - 19:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The 11th European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) kicked off in Trabzon hosting 4000 sportsmen from 49 countries competing for gold. The program includes nine categories, including basketball, handball, volleyball, athletics, cycling, judo, tennis, swimming and gymnastics. Armenian national team of 22 sportsmen left for Trabzon, including 6 judoists, 4 athletes, 4 gymnasts, 3 cyclists, 3 swimmers and 2 tennis players. EYOF has a summer edition, which was held for the first time in Brussels in 1991, and a winter edition, which began two years later in Aosta. In 2013, the summer festival will be held in Utrecht, Nethrlands and in 2015 in Tbilisi.   Top stories Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
