Haypost issues stamps dedicated to Olympic champions of ArmeniaDecember 10, 2009 - 15:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - National Olympic Committee of Armenia will host a presentation of 4 stamps, devoted to Olympic champions Grant Shaginyan (gymnastics, Olympic champion), Albert Azaryan (gymnastics, three-time Olympic champion) and Igor Novikov (pentathlon, Olympic champion), as well as the stamps devoted to the 50th anniversary of the monument to David Sasun in Yerevan. As the press service of Haypost reported, the event will be attended by the president of the National Olympic Committee of Armenia Gagik Tsarukyan, the Armenian Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Armen Grigoryan, Minister of Transport and Communications Gurgen Sargsyan, President ''HayPost Trust Management'' Juan Pablo Gechidjian, as well as senior government officials and Olympic champions of Armenia. 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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |