  Armenian freestyle wresters to perform at China tournament April 27 April 27, 2012 - 13:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Second European qualifying tournament for the Summer Olympic Games in Chinese city of Taiyuan kicks off on April 27. Armenian freestyle wrestler Artur Baghdasaryan (60 kg) will face China's Gao Feng in 1/8 final, Musa Murtazaliev (74 kg) will rival Lucian Marius Atofani (Romania) in 1/16 final, while Edgar Yenokyan (96 kg) will clash Bulgaria’s Georgi Atanasov Sredkov in 1/16 final. Ruslan Basiev (120 kg) is due to perform on April 28. Mihran Jaburyan (55 kg), David Safaryan (66 kg) and Hajimurat Nurmagomedov (84 kg) have already gained an entry to Summer Olympic Games. Partner news  Top stories Armenia’s U17 football team arrived in Hungary on May 20 to participate in a friendly tournament, due May 21-24. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan was reelected to the post of the president of RA Chess Federation for 4 more years. Norway will host Chess World Cup 2013 on August 10 - September 4, 2013, with 4 Armenian players to participate in. Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian is currently 3rd with 4 points, Bulgaria’s Veselin Topalov is 7th with 3 points.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenian-Cypriots visit Sourp Magar Monastery  A large number of manuscripts, dating back to 1202, as well as other valuable ecclesiastical relics were housed there.Regional flights canceled as Alaska volcano spews ash The lava from its 8,261-foot (2,518-meter) peak has also created huge steam clouds on meeting the mountain's snow.Giant asteroid 1998 QE2 to pass Earth May 31 The asteroid is said to measure in at about 1.7-miles long and will be about 3.6 million miles away from Earth as it passes.Powerful roadside bomb kills 6 policemen in Afghanistan Insurgents often use makeshift land mines to target both Afghan government officials and international forces in Afghanistan. |
