  Armenia loses to Russia in Wrestling World Cup round 1 February 19, 2013 - 19:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Greco-Roman wrestling team lost to Russia in the first round of Tehran-hosted World Cup. Aleksan Mikayelyan (60 kg) beat Rustam Khuchbarov, with Sargis Tonoyan (96 kg) winning Musa Evolev. The rest of Armenian wrestlers suffered defeats by their Russian contenders. Harutyun Hovhannisyan (55 kg) lost to Stepan Mayranyan, Tigran Torosyan (66 kg) suffered a defeat by Adam Kurak, Varsham Boranyan (74 kg) –by Aleksander Chekhirkin, Hrach Hovhannisyan (84 kg) – by Azamat Bikbaev and Vachik Yeghiazaryan (120 kg) – by Alikhan Ayubov. As a result, Russian wrestlers scored 5:2 win against Armenians. Armenia will face off against Bulgaria next.   Top stories Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
