  Smbat Margaryan wins bronze at Youth Olympics  August 16, 2010 - 13:11 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Singapore Youth Olympic Games, launched August 14, hosted 14 Armenian sportsmen competing in 12 disciplines. At Olympics, Armenia’s Smbat Margaryan (56kg weight category) lifted 243 kg in a clean and jerk combination to gain the third place. Vietnamese and Chinese weightlifters won gold and silver showing the result of 256 and 254 kg respectively. On August 16, Armenian sportsman Varos Petrosyan (85kg weight category) came 5th in Greco-Roman wrestling discipline. Ruslan Odentsov of Russia won gold in the championship. Freestyle wrestler Artak Hovhannesyan and athlete Diana Khubeseryan will be performing on August 17.   Top stories Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
