Yerevan hosted 15th International Sambo TournamentJune 15, 2009 - 22:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On June 12-14 Yerevan hosted 15th International Sambo Tournament in memory of first Armenian World Champion Gagik Hovhannisyan.Over 100 RA and NKR sportsmen participated. 52 medals were awarded to youth sambo wrestlers in 10 weight categories and adult wrestlers in 3 categories. Thus, youth tournament winners are: Hovhannes Mkhoyan (weight category 48 kg), Arthur Sahakyan (weight category 52 kg), Arsen Antonyan (weight category 56 kg), Karen Tonoyan (weight category 60 kg), Andranik Nikoyan (weight category 65 kg), Sargis Sargsyan (weight category 70 kg), Mher Karapetyan (weight category 75 kg), Araik Karapetyan (weight category 81 kg), Sergey Shirinyan (weight category 87 kg), Artavazd Minasyan (weight category +87 kg). Adult tournament winners are: Karen Tonoyan (weight category 57 kg), Magan Vardanyan (weight category 62 kg) and Artavazd Minasyan (weight category 68 kg). 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |