Armenia grabs 11 medals at European Sambo tournamentApril 9, 2012 - 13:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Youth and Juniors European Sambo Championships were held in Bucharest, Romania, on April 5-9, with Armenian team wining 11 medals, including one gold, two silver and eight bronze. Armenian junior participants came 3rd among 21 in team event, with Russians and Georgians placed 1st and 2nd respectively. Gor Malayan (56kg) became tournament winner in his category. Jivan Ghazaryan (48kg) and Maxim Manukyan (52kg) both came 2nd. Grigor Mkhitaryan, Hovhannes Alexanyan, Edik Petrosyan, Roza Khachatryan, Lendrush Zatikyan, Rafik Manukyan, Suren Garnikyan and Mher Karapetyan grabbed the bronze. 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |