  Armenian sambo wrestlers win International Tournament  July 19, 2010 - 13:46 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - International Youth Sambo Tournament to honor Soviet Union Hero, pilot Nelson Stepanyan, was completed in Yerevan. The tournament hosted 143 sportsmen from Armenia, NKR, Russia and Georgia. The Armenian team won the tournament with the total of 30 medals, including 7gold, 5 silver and 18 bronze. Russian team with 12 medals became a runner up, followed by Georgia (9 medals). The tournament was organized by RA Sambo Federation and Rossotrudnichestvo representation in Armenia, in association with RA National Olympic Committee.   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 |  Latest news Aliyev travels to Turkey at Erdogan's invitation  On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit.CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions.Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha.Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. |
