Armenian boxer Hovhannes Bachkov will compete in Tokyo OlympicsJune 29, 2021 - 18:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian boxer Hovhannes Bachkov (63kg) will participate in the Tokyo Olympics this summer, the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport confirmed on Tuesday, June 29. The two-time European champion was unable to qualify for the Olympics at a tournament in Paris but was granted the chance to participate in the Games thanks to his standing in world rankings. Boxers Koryun Soghomonyan and Arman Darchinyan, also representing Armenia, will compete at the Olympics too. Armenia has a total of 15 athletes participating in Tokyo 2020. Weightlifters Simon Martirosyan and Izabella Yaylyan, judoka Ferdinand Karapetyan, gymnast Artur Davtyan, Greco-Roman wrestlers Artur Aleksanyan, Karapet Chalyan, Armen Melikyan and Karen Aslanyan, freestyle wrestlers Arsen Harutyunyan and Vazgen Tevanyan, athlete Levon Aghasyan and shooter Elmira Karapetyan had qualified for the Olympics earlier. 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |