  Harutyun Merdinyan wins bronze at European Artistic Gymnastics ChampionshipsApril 11, 2011 - 13:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's Harutyum Merdinyan grabbed bronze on the pommel horse with 14,950 points at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Berlin 2011. Favorites Krisztian Berki of Hungary and Britain's Elizabeth Tweddle picked up gold medals on the pommel horse and uneven bars respectively. Berki, 26, the world pommel horse champion, took gold at Berlin's Max Schmeling Halle with a winning tally of 15,625 pts ahead of France's Cyril Tommasone's 15,050 pts. Thanks to Merdinyan’s success, Armenia came eleventh in the team event. Russia tops the standings with 8 medals.   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 |  Latest news Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia  Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia.Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports.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. |
