Armen Makarian selected in Indian National Rugby teamMay 29, 2012 - 13:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armen Makarian, Indo-Armenian Friendship NGO a member, has been selected in the Indian National Rugby team. Armen is a part of the 24 member squad that will represent India at the 2012 HSBC Asian 5 Nations Division-III Tournament to be played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia this June. Armen is an Ex-Student of the famous Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy in Kolkata, and is currently studying in Madras. He is also playing Rugby for Chennai Cheetahs RFC. Before going to Chennai, Armen captained Armenian Sports Club, under whom the team won trophies for many years. Armen was also one of the 12 Armenian boys that represented Indian National Team (under 19), in Brunei Darussalam in 2007, according to a press release. 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 | Welcome to CaseKey 2024. Byblos Bank Armenia firmly stands by future innovators Strategic business cases, invaluable experience, innovative approaches and more than 25 events are in store for the participants of CaseKey 2024. Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the memory of French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour. Erdogan’s approval rating falls below 40 percent: survey A total of 53.4 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the performance of Erdoğan. Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. |