Coach says Armenian chess players ready for Istanbul World OlympiadAugust 18, 2012 - 12:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian’s chess team, headed by Arshak Petrosyan, is currently getting ready in Tsaghkadzor for Istanbul 2012 World Chess Olympiad. “All the members actively participate in the team practice session, with trainings held twice a day,” Mr. Petrosyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, adding that all the players showed good results in international tournaments this year. “We will do the utmost to have successful performance. The event will bring together a number of strong teams, with Russia, the U.S., Azerbaijan, Ukraine, France, Israel among them,” he said. Armenia’s line-up for Istanbul Olympiad consists of grandmasters Levon Aronian, Sergei Movsesian, Vladimir Akopian, Gabriel Sarkissian and Tigran L. Petrosian. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |