Arsen Julfalakyan wins world bronzeSeptember 15, 2011 - 09:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Greco-Roman wreslter Arsen Julfalakyan (74kg) won bronze at the World Wrestling Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics. After a defeat in 1/8 final, Julfalakyan beat Petros Manoulidis of Greece and Jure Kuhar of Slovenia and won the fight against Askhat Dilmukhamedov of Kazakhstan to grab the bronze medal. Armenian freestyle wrestlers Mihran Jaburyan (55kg), Ashot Terteryan (60kg), David Safaryan (66kg), Musa Murtazaliyev (74kg), Hajimurat Nurmagomedov (84kg), Harutyun Yenokyan (96kg) and Ruslan Basiyev (120kg) will enter the competition on September 16. 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. |