Armenian kickboxing team to leave for Spain to participate in world championship

PanARMENIAN.Net - On June 22, Armenian kickboxing team will leave for Madrid, Spain, to participate in World Kickboxing Championship due on June 23-27. The team will arrive in Spain on June 22, RA Kickboxing Federation Chair Garnik Hayrapetyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent.



"Our federation has invested its best efforts for our kick-boxers to be in good shape before championship. The preparatory activities, including trainings, food and medical services, were organized on a high level. I have great expectations from our kick-boxers. I hope we'll bring at least three gold medals," he said.



Armenian national team (chief coach: Arthur Arshakyan) will consist of 7 kick-boxers, including adult class sportsmen Melsik Baghdasarayan (weigh class 53 kg.), Garik Tsaturyan (champion of Europe, w.c. 64 kg.), David Yeginyan (world champion, w.c. 64 kg.), Levon Sargsyan (w.c. 50 kg.), Grigor Keyan (world and European champion, w.c. 57 kg.) and junior class kick-boxers Hrant Hayrapetyan (w.c. 55 kg.) and Vardan Ghazaryan (w.c. 53 kg.).



During 2007 world championship, Armenian national team achieved brilliant results, having won 9 gold medals. After the European kickboxing championship organized in Kharkov in April 2009, our sportsmen returned with 4 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze medals.