  Four Armenian skiers will compete at World Championships February 12, 2019 - 17:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Five Armenian athletes will take part in the 52nd FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, to be held from February 17 to 28 in Seefeld, Austria, the website of the National Olympic Committee reveals. It is the second time Seefeld in Tirol hosts the world championships, the event having been hosted there previously in 1985. Skiers Katya Galstyan, Mikael Mikaelyan, Tadevos Poghosyan and Myasnik Gharibyan will represent Armenia at the event. Mikaelyan, Poghosyan and Gharibyan will compete in the men’s 15km, 30km and 50km events, while Galstyan will participate in the women’s 5km and 15km events. The Armenian skiers will also take part in the 1400m or 1600m sprint event.   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 Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event  The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event.Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party.Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh.France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |
