Armenian wrestler wins World Military Championships goldSeptember 23, 2017 - 10:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler Karen Aslanyan (66 kg) won gold at the 2017 World Military Championships, currently underway in the Lithuanian city of Klaipeda from September 20 to 23. In the final round of the competition, the wrestler of the Armenian National team beat Russian Alexei Kinyakin to become the champion. Another Armenian athlete, Armen Hakobyan (71 kg) lost to Russia's Adam Kurak in the finals to win a silver medal. Other wrestlers representing Armenia in other weight categories will compete on September 23. 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. |