Coach names Armenia’s squad for Youth World Boxing ChampionshipsNovember 21, 2012 - 13:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan’s Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex will be hosting the Youth World Boxing Championships from November 25-December 8. Chief coach of Armenia’s youth boxing team Derenik Voskanyan announced the list of 10 athletes who will compete in Yerevan championships. Hayrik Nazaryan (49 kg), Henrik Mokoyan (52 kg), Taron Soghomanyan (56 kg), Arman Darchinyan (60 kg), Gor Yeritsyan (64 kg), Yura Mikayelyan (69 kg), Artavazd Haroyan (75 kg), Nikol Hayrapetyan (81 kg), Rafayel Simonyan (91 kg) and Narek Melkonyan (+91 kg) will represent Armenia at the championships. “We are currently holding a team practice session in Abovyan town, with theteams from Russia, Georgia, Greece and France also training there,” Voskanyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. “Armenian team will try to justify expectations,” he said. 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 | Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. |