Arsen Julfalakyan wins world bronzeSeptember 15, 2011 - 09:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Greco-Roman wreslter Arsen Julfalakyan (74kg) won bronze at the World Wrestling Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics. After a defeat in 1/8 final, Julfalakyan beat Petros Manoulidis of Greece and Jure Kuhar of Slovenia and won the fight against Askhat Dilmukhamedov of Kazakhstan to grab the bronze medal. Armenian freestyle wrestlers Mihran Jaburyan (55kg), Ashot Terteryan (60kg), David Safaryan (66kg), Musa Murtazaliyev (74kg), Hajimurat Nurmagomedov (84kg), Harutyun Yenokyan (96kg) and Ruslan Basiyev (120kg) will enter the competition on September 16. 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 | 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. |