Coach hails Armenia’s participation in European Boxing ChampionshipsDecember 20, 2012 - 13:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chief coach of Armenian boxing team Karen Aghamalyan described Russia-hosted EUBC European Olympic Hopes 19-22 Boxing Championships 2012 as a difficult challenge. “Armenian team was the youngest among the participants, with 20 reported as the average age. I’m happy that our squad succeeded in scoring medals,” he said. According to the coach, Koryun Soghomonyan held quite tense bouts to finalize his performance with a gold medal. “Koryun is a very promising boxer,” he said, hailing the athlete’s performance at the championships. Dwelling on Aram Avagyan’s and Narek Abgaryan’s (52 kg) participation in the championships, he said, “They, too, took every effort to show good results.” Armenia came 4th in the championships. 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 | 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. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |