Varag Aghadjanyan won bronze medal in European Tae Kwon Do championshipJune 2, 2009 - 18:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian tae kwon-do youth team (below age 17) finished competitions in XVII European championship held in Trelleborg, Sweden. Defeating Romanian, British and Bosnian athletes, Varag Aghadjanyan (weight class: 51 kg.) won title to semi-final in which victory over Turkish tae kwon-do athlete Seitan Avaliku led him to a bronze medal.Defeated in quarterfinal single combats, Haykaz Samvelyan (w.c. below 59 kg.) and Vahagn Aghekyan (w.c. below 67 kg.) occupied the 5th horizon in championship list. The result may be deemed satisfactory, since Armenian young athletes were not awarded medals over the past 5-6 years, RA Tae Kwon-Do Federation President Vardan Khaghramanyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent. "For me, it is a satisfactory result, because gold medal was expected from Haykaz Samvelyan. All in all, it is a progress," Khaghramanyan said, adding that Armenian tae kwon-do team (cadets: below age 15, coach: Zorayr Mekinyan) is to arrive in Zagreb, Croatia, on June 24 to participate in third European Cadet Championship due for June 26-28. Armenian tae won do team (chief coach: Rakhim Samekhi, Iran) participating in European championship consisted of athletes Hayk Samvelyan (w.c. 59 kg.)m Vahan Harutyunyan (below 55 kg.), Varag Aghadjanyan (below 51 kg,). Gourgen Haroutyunyan (below 63 kg.) and Vahagn Aghekyan (below 67 kg.) WTF European Tae Kwon-Do Championship is held every year. 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 | Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. 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. |