IOC mulls new medal events for 2016 Rio OlympicsApril 9, 2013 - 11:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The IOC is considering new medal events for the 2016 Rio Olympics— 3-on-3 basketball, BMX freestyle and eight more swimming races, The Associated Press reported. IOC sports director Christophe Dubi said that Olympic sports federations were "extremely creative" with their requests to add extra events and athletes after the successful London Games. The governing body's executive board will decide Aug. 9 in Moscow which events to add after studying reports from Dubi's department. Currently, the Rio Games are to award 306 gold medals across 28 sports with a maximum of 10,700 athletes. Dubi says the Olympics "could give a boost" to new sports that aren't yet mainstream. Events seeking to add more teams include basketball, beach volleyball and women's water polo. 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 | Aliyev travels to Turkey at Erdogan's invitation On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. |