Chief coaches satisfied with performance of Armenia’s judo and freestyle wrestling teams at Singapore Olympic GamesAugust 30, 2010 - 18:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On August 29, Armenia’s team arrived in Yerevan from Singapore, which hosted the first-ever Youth Olympic Games. Armenia’s team won four medals. Specifically, weightlifter Gor Margaryan won silver medal, while freestyle wrestler Artak Hovhannisyan, judoist David Kazaryan and weightlifter Smbat Margaryan won bronze. Chief coach of Armenia’s judo youth team Martin Sargsyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter that he is happy with the performance of Kazaryan, despite judges’ biased attitude during his fight against an American judoist. “Nevertheless, Kazaryan managed to win bronze medal,” said Sargsyan. According to him, the team will resume trainings in several days. In October, Georgia will host the last international tournament of 2010. Chief coach of Armenia’s freestyle wrestling team Eduard Tunyan is also satisfied with the performance of Hovhannisyan, expecting good results from him in future as well. “Our team won four bronze medals at the European championships and international tournaments in 2010. We have completed our performance this year and will start preparing for 2011 after a short-term rest,” said Tunyan. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |