  London 2012: weightlifter Norayr Vardanyan to perform August 4 August 4, 2012 - 11:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Medals will be awarded in 25 Olympic events today, August 4, including the women’s 100-meter track and field final in which Jamaicans swept the medals in 2008. In women’s tennis, Wimbledon champion Serena Williams, 30, of the U.S., and French Open winner Maria Sharapova, 25, of Russia, will meet for the singles title. Today is the last day of swimming at the games, Bloomberg reported. Weightlifter Norayr Vardanyan (94 kg) will represent Armenia at London Olympics on August 4, 10:00 pm. local time. 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 |  Topic Latest news U.S. report says religious freedom still restricted in Turkey  Despite these provisions, the report noted, the government provides favorable and prejudicial treatment to Sunni Islamic groups.European Commission urges EU-wide exchange of income data “I want to see this principle of automatic exchange become the standard at international level as well,” Barroso said.Cooperation between Armenian, Artsakh police discussed President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan met Tuesday, May 21, with Armenian Police chief Vladimir Gasparyan.Israeli army denies Syria claims of destroyed vehicle An army spokeswoman said a vehicle had been damaged by gunfire from Syria but no Israeli soldiers were hurt. |
