Armenia’s basketball team to participate in World Cup qualifiersMarch 28, 2017 - 14:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian men's national basketball team will fight to qualify for the FIBA World Cup under the guidance of new coach Niksa Bavcevic, secretary general of the national federation Artur Nazaryan said on Tuesday, March 28. He noted that Bavcevic was chosen as coach given his experience. “Bavcevic has extensive experience, both at the club level and at the national team level. “Suffice it to say that the Croatian youth team became European champions under his leadership.” The coach is familiar with Armenian basketball,” Nazaryan added. The secretary general said that Bavcevic will get acquainted with basketball players in the summer. In July, the national team will start preparing for the qualifying stage of the World Cup. At the qualifying stage, which will start on August 2, Bosnia, Slovakia and Sweden will compete against Armenia. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |