Armenian boxers get safety guarantee for Baku –hosted World ChampionshipsSeptember 17, 2011 - 15:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On September 22 though October 10, Baku, Azerbaijan will be hosting AIBA World Boxing Championships. Armenian team, coached by Rafael Mehrabyan will be leaving for Azerbaijani capital on September 21. As Mehrabyan noted in a conversation with a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Azerbaijan guaranteed the boxers' safety to Armenian Boxing Federation. “We're leaving for Baku upon completion of a training session in Abovyan. The team's in a good physical shape and will perform to the best of its abilities,” the coach said. Armenia's line-up for Boxing Championships is as follows: Hovhannes Danielyan (49 kg), Hovhannes Bochkov (56 kg), Vladimir Sarukhanyan (60 kg), Hrachik Javahyan (64 kg), Samvel Matevosyan (69 kg), Andranik Hakobyan (75 kg), Artur Khachartyan (81 kg) and Armen Simonyan (91 kg). Winners of 1-8 places at AIBA World Boxing Championships will qualify for Olympics. 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. |