Armenia to name squad for Olympic Greco-Roman qualifierMarch 14, 2012 - 16:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Starting March 5, Armenia's Greco-Roman wrestling team will start team practice sessions for ranking tournaments. According to the head coach Levon Julfalakyan the final line-up for the first ranking tournament will be voiced coming week. “The first tournament, Olympic Greco-Roman qualifier, is scheduled for April 20-22 in Sofia, with first numbers of the team to participate in it most likely. Wrestlers to occupy the 1-2 places will qualify for the Olympics,” Julfalakyan said. The second ranking tournament is due April 27-29 in China, to be followed by the final one on May 4-6 in Finland. Arsen Julfalakyan is the only Armenian representative to qualify for London 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 | 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. |