Turkish intelligence services to prohibit Turkish sportsmen's arrival in ArmeniaApril 20, 2009 - 19:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey refused to participate in International Wushu Tournament in memory of Genocide victims, Tigran Chobanyan, President of Armenian Wushu Federation told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter."We were informed that Turkish intelligence services prohibited Turkish team's arrival in Armenia, although the Turkish Wushu Federation had previously accepted our invitation. Ukraine and Uzbekistan also refused to participate in the tournament on grounds of the financial crisis. We haven't yet received answers from Uzbekistan, Iran, Georgia and the two Russian teams representing Moscow and Dagestan. They all are to arrive in Armenia on April 23. On April 24, their delegations are to visit Tsitsernakaberd and lay wreaths at the Genocide Memorial." The sixth International Wushu Tournament in memory of Genocide victims will be organized in Dinamo stadium, Yerevan. The Wushu wrestlers will compete in two disciplines: martial art, i.e. single combat, and gymnastic exercises involving women athletes. 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 | Welcome to CaseKey 2024. Byblos Bank Armenia firmly stands by future innovators Strategic business cases, invaluable experience, innovative approaches and more than 25 events are in store for the participants of CaseKey 2024. Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the memory of French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour. Erdogan’s approval rating falls below 40 percent: survey A total of 53.4 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the performance of Erdoğan. Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. |