Armenia to participate in Street Workout World ChampionshipOctober 31, 2016 - 16:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - About three dozen athletes from Armenia, its provinces and Nagorno Karabakh participated in the Street Workout Cup in Yerevan, with the winner set to take part in the World Championship. Sergey Tevosyan from Verin Artashat won the tournament, with Aram Vardanyan from Yerevan and Yura Manukyan from Tashir following in the second and third spots, respectively. Tevosyan will thus represent Armenia at the world championship next summer, set to be held in Moscow. This type of physical activity has gained increasing popularity among Armenians, also attracting young girls who performed in the framework of the national championship in Yerevan. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |