Armenian sambo wrestlers won two bronze medals at the start of WCOctober 17, 2009 - 19:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's youth and junior sambo teams had a successful start in World Championship taking place in Samakova, Bulgaria. On the first day of junior competitions, Tigran Kirakosyan (48 kg.) and Mher Karapetyan (75 kg.) won bronze medals.Armen Adamyan (62 kg.) who represents Armenian in youth team received serious hand trauma and was thus disqualified from competitions, Armenian Sambo Federation reported to a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent. On October 17, Aramayis Margaryan (52 kg.) and Artavazd Minasyan will represent Armenia in youth tournament; Ara Elibakyan (65 kg.) will participate in junior tournament. Let's note that Armenia's youth and junior teams are represented by six sportsmen. 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 | Armenian delegation participating in NATO PA session The delegation is headed by Andranik Kocharyan, the chairman of the standing committee on defense and security matters. Schengen visa cost won’t change for Armenia – diplomat The increase in the cost of a Schengen visa will not apply to citizens of Armenia, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said. Yeremyan Projects opens state-of-the-art dairy production plant Yeremyan Projects officially launched the Yeremyan Products state-of-the-art milk processing plant in Yerevan on May 24. Azerbaijan's defense spending set to increase by 11% Azerbaijan's spending on defense and national security will increase by 11%, according to a fresh bill. |