Grigor Mikhitaryan wins gold at World Sambo ChampionshipsOctober 15, 2011 - 11:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian sambo wrestlers grabbed 5 medals on the first day of the World Championship youth, juniors (M-W) in Riga, Latvia. Grigor Mikhitaryan (under 48kg) won gold, beating Kazakhsyan’s representative in the finals. Maxim Manukyan (48kg), Karen Tonoyan (62kg), Mher Karapetyan (82kg) and Roza Khachatryan (52lg) won bronze, reported the press service of the Armenian Sambo Federation. During the 2011 European Championships held in Prague in April, Armenians earned 2 silver and 5 bronze medals. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |