40 Armenians to participate in 27th Summer UniversiadeJune 14, 2013 - 16:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On July 16-17, Kazan will host 27th Summer Universiade, vice president of student sports federation said. In conversation with PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Razmik Stepanyan said about 40 Armenian athletes will participate in 10 sports events, with swimming, chess, Greco-Roman wrestling, freestyle wrestling, judo, sambo wrestling, boxing, athletics and weightlifting among them. “Government allocated AMD 23 mln for the training program, with the international federation to cover the wrestlers’ expenses. 6 wrestlers are planned to participate,” Stepanyan said, adding that the Armenian delegation will include chess players, judokas, weightlifters, boxers and wrestlers “The athletes will depart for Kazan on July 4, with wrestlers to join them on July 11,” he said. Stepanyan will participate in Summer Universiade internatioanl federation assembly, due on July 3. 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 | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |