 Armenia included in FIBA ranking for first time ever October 12, 2017 - 12:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has published its world ranking of national teams, which also includes the Armenian team for the very first time. Among 153 countries, Armenia ranks the 95th with 24.3 points overall. The countries not listed in the rankings have all 0 points and are therefore all positioned, with the same rank, after the last country mentioned, which is Malawi with 0.4 points. Topping the ratings are the national teams of the United States, Spain and Serbia.   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 Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
