3 Armenian chess players win silver European Youth ChampionshipSeptember 29, 2010 - 14:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On September 19-29, Batumi hosted a European Youth Chess Championship, where Armenia was represented by 48 participants. Shant Sargsyan (under 8 category), Karen Grigoryan (under 16 category) and Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (under 18 category) won the championship silver. Grigoryan, Ter-Sahakyan and gold winners in Under 16 and 18 categories gained equal number of points, with Armenian chess players losing based on ranking results only. In women’s championship, Armenian chess player Maria Gevorgyan (under 16 category) won the 7th place with 6 points to her score. 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 | 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. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |