David Fahradyan performs 76 high bar giants on left hand, setting Guinness world recordNovember 13, 2010 - 16:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On November 13, Yerevan State Linguistic University gymnastics instructor David Fahradyan performed 76 high bar giants on left hand to set Guinness world record at Olympic Champion Hrant Shaninyan Sport School. He will receive the certificate confirming official registration of the record later. President of the RA National Olympic Committee Gagik Tsarukyan said that he expected Fahradyan to set the record. “He is a very strong sportsman and I believed he will manage to do it,” said Tsarukyan. Fahradyan said for his part that he had trained for a year to set the record. “I even managed to perform 80-83 giants during trainings,” he said. It is noteworthy that in December 2009 Fahradyan was presented with Guinness World Records certificate for performing the most consecutive gymnastic high bar giants (350) in 10 minutes. 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. |