Abraham gifts €100thous. sports equipment to Armenian school June 17, 2011 - 12:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham is now in Armenia not only for recreation but also for some benevolent purposes. “I started boxing in the school after Vladimir Yengibaryan and trained there for four years. I would like to thank my school and coaches and, together with Adidas company, to gift some the sports equipment at the amount of €100 thousand to the school. The young boxers will thus have all necessary things for training,” Abraham told a news conference on June 17. The Armenian boxer also plans to establish a new boxing school in Yerevan to train young sportsmen. He noted that the boxers will study foreign languages in the school, particularly, English and German. “To get world popularity the boxer should necessarily speak foreign languages; that is why besides physical and tactical exercise they must study languages,” he said. According to Abraham, he is keeping up with the Armenian sport and supporting Armenian sportsmen. “I always enjoy when Armenians demonstrate their strength at international tournaments. I am very glad that the Armenian national football team play well and show striking results,” the boxer 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 | 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. |