Musa Murtazaliev drops out of Finland’s wrestling tournamentMay 4, 2012 - 17:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s’ Musa Murtazaliev (74kg) dropped out of the third European freestyle wrestling qualifying tournament for the Summer Olympic Games ongoing Finland’s city of Vantaa. In 1/8 final he lost to Murad Gaidarov (Belarus) 0:2. Arthur Arakelyan (60kg) is the only Armenian representative to continue struggle. In ¼ final he will face off against Canada’s John Pineda. Ruslan Basiev (120kg) will perform on May 5. Mihran Jaburyan (55kg), David Safaryan (66kg) and Hajimurat Nurmagomedov (84kg) have already gained an entry to Summer Olympic Games. 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 | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |