Armenia won 6 medals at Swiss Karate OpenMarch 4, 2011 - 13:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia grabbed one gold, one silver and four bronze medals at the Swiss Karate Open. “The tournament brought together 1133 karatekas from 27 countries. The post-soviet area was represented by Russia and Armenia only. In the team event we finished 6th,” President of the National Federation of Karate of Armenia Arman Makyan said. Yerevan will host Armenian Karate Championship on March 19, after which the national team will be formed for participation in the European Championships. “Unfortunately, our government doesn’t attach proper attention to non-Olympic kinds of sports. This year governmental financial assistance to the Federation totaled AMD 2mln. Anyway, we will try to win lots of medals to draw attention of the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs,” Makyan said. 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 | 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |