Armenian team ranks 5th in Greco-Roman Wrestling ChampionshipMarch 12, 2012 - 11:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Wrestling Championships is over in Belgrade, Serbia. Armenian Greco-Roman team won three medals, with Arsen Julfalakyan (74kg) grabbing bronze on the last competition day. Julfalakyan who ranked third at World Wrestling Championships in Istanbul in 2011 as well, making it to the Olympics, beat Ukraine’s Dmitro Pyushkov 3:1 in the last clash. Artur Aleksanyan (96kg) won the European Wrestling Championships, while Yuri Patrikeev (120 kg) took the bronze. Armenia scored 27 points and ranked 5th in the team event. Armenian freestyle wrestling team took the 9th place with 19 points, with David Safaryan (66kg) winning bronze. 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |