  Armenian sports official: our athletes will perform better in London December 15, 2011 - 15:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of Armenian Weightlifting Federation Samvel Khachatryan said Armenian team will include more than 20 athletes at 2012 London Olympic Games. “I’m sure that in London Armenian athletes will perform much better than in Beijing, where we won 6 bronze medals,” said Khachatryan. According to him, on April 6-12 Armenian athletes will participate in 2012 European Championships to be held in Antalya, Turkey. The team, however, will not put up its strongest composition, since the leading athletes will be training for the Olympics.   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. |
