Armenian and French boxing teams agree to hold joint trainingsJune 14, 2010 - 19:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian boxers won three medals at the European Boxing Championship held from June 4 to 11 in Moscow. Specifically, Hrachik Javakhyan (weight class 64kg) became European champion, while Hovhannes Daniyelyan (weight class 48kg) and Arthur Khachatryan won bronze medals. Armenia was represented by 10 boxers at the championship. Chief Coach of the Armenian team Rafael Mehrabyan considers the Armenian team’s participation to be normal. “Azat Hovhannisyan and Andranik Hakobyan were boxing well during their quarterfinal bouts, but they lost due to biased decisions of judges,” Mehrabyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. The Armenian delegation reached an agreement with the French team on holding joint trainings. Thus, the trainings will be first conducted in Armenia on July 20-27 and then in France. 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 | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |