Hovhannes Davtyan wins Judo World Cup silverMarch 2, 2009 - 15:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian judoists returned back to Yerevan after the second round of World Cup that was held in Warsaw from February 28 to March 1.Two Armenian judoists, namely Hovhannes Davtyan and Artur Srapyan (both in 60 kg weight class) were a success, ranking 2 nd place and 5th respectively, the Armenian Judo Federation told PanARMENIAN.Net "That was a preparation for the European Championship to be held in Tbilisi on April 23-26 and the team tournament due in Russia on May 25-29," chief coach Arthur Gevorgyan said. In Warsaw, Armenia was represented by 5 sportsmen: Hovhannes Davtyan, (European silver medalist) (weight class 60 kg), Arthur Srapyan (weight class 60 kg), Armen Nazaryan (2003 European champion) (weight class 66 kg), Hambardzum Tonoyan (weight class 66 kg) and Artem Baghdasaryan (weight class 73 kg). Top stories Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. 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. Partner news | Armenia considers Cyprus as one of its main partners in EU - envoy Armenia considers Cyprus one of its main partners in the European Union, Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan has said. Armenian, Albanian Foreign Ministers discuss ties, regional issues Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Igli Hasani. POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia confirms will attend NATO summit in Washington Armenia has confirmed its participation in the NATO summit in Washington, a spokesperson has confirmed. |