World Championships: Armenian wrestlers to fight in preliminary stageSeptember 13, 2011 - 11:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On September 13, Greco-Roman fights of the second tournament day of the World Wrestling Championships will take place in Istanbul, Turkey. Wrestlers in weight categories 60kg, 84kg and 120kg will enter the competition. Again, all Armenian representatives will begin performances in the preliminary stage. Vahan Jugharyan (60kg) will fight against Dritano Hajrizi (Slovenia). Arthur Shahinyan (84kg) will rival Amer Hrustanovic (Austria). The worst lot fell to Yuri Patrikeev (120kg), multiple European champion, world silver and bronze medalist and Olympics bronze winner. He will fight against Heiki Nabi (Estonia). Olympic gold winner and current world champion Michael Lopez (Cuba), who beat Patrikeev in the World Cup finals in 2010 in Moscow, will also perform in the same subgroup. On the first day of the championship Armenian athletes failed to win medals and ensure participation in 2012 Olympic Games. 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, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. Armenian government besieged by protesters Protesters led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan poured into Yerevan’s Republic Square to try to surround the seat of Armenia’s government. Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |