YEREVAN, AUGUST 27, NOYAN TAPAN. Two sportsmen of Armenian origin who represented other countries in Beijing: Artur Ayvazian (shooting), who was born in Yerevan and represented Ukraine at the Beijing Olympics, and Byurakn Hakhverdian, a female water polo player, whose family had moved from Iran to the Netherlands - have won gold medals. Greco-Roman wrestlers Armen Vardanian (Ukraine) and Ara Abrahamian (Sweden), both are former residents of the Armenian city of Gyumri, have won bronze medals. However, 33-year-old Ara Abrahamian refused to take his medal in protest to a judge's decision, due to which the IOC disqualified him. The Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne justified A. Abrahamian who appealed against the biased judging.

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