Hovhannes Davtyan takes 5th place in Grand slam tournamentDecember 12, 2009 - 16:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian judo wrestler, silver medalist of 2007 Europe championship and bronze medalist of 2009 World championship, started performance at Grand Slam tournament on December 11. Hovhannes Davtyan, a special participant, is the only wrestler representing Armenia in the tournament. Defeated by a Korean wrestler after 2 victories, the Armenian wrestler took the 5th place in Grand slam tournament. In tournament's team event, Armenia shares the 14th place with teams from Belgium, Byelorussia, China, France, Iran, Italy, Morocco and Mongolia. The tournament will be completed on December 13. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |