3 Armenian Wushu fighters become World Cup championsDecember 5, 2009 - 17:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 4 sportsmen represented Armenia in Wushu World Cup in Sao Paulo (Brazil). As Tigran Chobanyan, president of the Traditional Wushu Federation of Armenia told a PanARMENAIN.Net reporter, he is pleased with the results of the championships. ''Three out of four our athletes won gold medals. The champion of Europe Sasun Hayrapetyan (w/c 65, Yerevan) was unable to continue the fight due to injury,'' Tigran Chobanyan said.The following athletes won gold medals in World Cup: w/c 48 Garik Tevanyan (Armash) w/c to 56 Karen Sahakyan (Vanadzor) w/c to 70 Haroutyun Simonyan (Armenia). 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. |