Olympic champion Nazaryan: sports museum must be opened in ArmeniaAugust 4, 2012 - 14:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Olympic, European and world Greco Roman wrestling champion Armen Nazaryan wants a museum showcasing Armenian sportsmen’s achievements to be opened in Armenia. In this context, he expressed readiness to present to the museum the first Olympic gold medal he brought to Armenia in 1996. “Our Olympic wrestlers must perform to the full, they must fight till the last moment, they must fight for every point,” Nazaryan said, citing both weight and psychological problems as the main factors hampering Armenian weightlifters’ success at London Olympics. Dwelling on his decision to represent Bulgaria, he said, “I love my country and I have always done the utmost for it. However, after I became an Olympic champion, our government didn’t appreciate me. I was offered to return to Armenia only in 2001, but my demands remained unsatisfied.” 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |