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TIGRAN ARMENIAKIAN, ARMENIAN YOUNG BOXER, RECEIVES BRONZE
MEDAL IN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
  • Sport
  • 2007-07-02 19:15:00

SIOPHOK, JULY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. The European Youth Boxing Championship finished in the city of Siophok in Hungary on July 1. Tigran Armeniakian (74kg, Yerevan), the

BABKEN KARAPETIAN TAKES THIRD PLACE IN EUROPEAN YOUTH
CHAMPIONSHIP OF GRECO-ROMAN WRESTLING
  • Sport
  • 2007-07-02 19:00:00

BELGRAD, JULY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. The European Youth Championship of Greco-Roman Wrestling finished in Belgrad on July 1. Among six Armenian representatives Babken Karapetian (50kg, BKMA) was

ARARAT DOES NOT MANAGE TO REACH SECOND STAGE OF INTERTOTO
CUP TOURNAMENT
  • Sport
  • 2007-07-02 17:30:00

YEREVAN, JULY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. The second leg of the first stage of the Intertoto Cup Tournament between Yerevan Ararat and Soligorsk Shakhtior took place in

ARMENIAN SPORTING DELEGATION TO LEAVE FOR TRABZON ON JUNE
30.
  • Sport
  • 2007-07-02 17:30:00

YEREVAN, JULY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. Armen Grigorian, the RA Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs, received the Armenian delegation, which was going to take part in

ARMENIAN YOUNG BOXER TIGRAN ARMENAKIAN REACHES FINAL STAGE
OF EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
  • Sport
  • 2007-07-02 17:30:00

YEREVAN, JULY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. The quarter final matches of the European Young Boxers' Championship were held in the city of Siophok in Hungary on June

SECOND LEG OF INTERTOTO CUP TOURNAMENT BETWEEN "ARARAT" AND
"SHAKHTAR" TAKES PLACE IN YEREVAN ON JULY 1
  • Sport
  • 2007-07-02 17:30:00

YEREVAN, JULY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. Ararat received the Shakhtar team of the city Soligorsk, from the Ukraine, in the second leg of the first stage of

THREE RIFLEMEN FROM ARMENIA TO PREPARE FOR EUROPEAN
CHAMPIONSHIP IN LVOV
  • Sport
  • 2007-07-02 17:30:00

YEREVAN, JULY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenian riflemen Norair Bakhtamian, Romik Vardumian, and Andranik Pilosian will leave for the Ukraine for a ten-day teaching and training gathering where

RIVALS OF PYUNIK, BANANTS, AND MIKA BECOME KNOWN
  • Sport
  • 2007-07-02 17:30:00

NION, JULY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. The drawing of lots of the UEFA's Cup Tournament and the European Champion League of the 2007-08 tournament season took place

DRAWING OF LOTS OF UEFA'S CUP TOURNAMENT AND CHAMPION
LEAGUE TO TAKE PLACE ON JUNE 29
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-28 16:03:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The drawing of lots for the UEFA's Cup tournament and Champions League of the 2007-08 tournament season will take place in

REPRESENTATIVE TEAM OF ARTIK IS RECOGNIZED AS WINNER IN
BASKETBALL TRADITIONAL YOUTH TOURNAMENT DEDICATED TO MEMORY OF
VITALI ZASTUKHANOV
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-28 16:03:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The Basketball Traditional Youth Tournament dedicated to the memory of Vitali Zastukhanov, an honoured Armenian trainer, a master of sports at

RAFAYEL VAHANIAN TAKES SECOND PLACE IN INTERNATIONAL CHESS
TOURNAMENT
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-28 16:02:00

BAZNA, JUNE 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The International Chess Tournament, in which 11 famous grand masters took part, finished in the city of Bazna in Romania. Grand

TSOLAK ALEXANIAN AWARDED BRONZE MEDAL IN FREE-STYLE
WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP OF EUROPE
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-28 16:01:00

BELGRADE, JUNE 28, NOYAN TAPAN. Tsolak Alexanian (55kg, Yerevan) took third place and was awarded a bronze medal in the Free-Style Wrestling Youth Championship of Europe

SIX ARMENIAN WRESTLERS OF GRECO-ROMAN STYLE TO TAKE PART IN
EUROPEAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-28 16:01:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The representative team of Armenia left for Belgrade on June 27 in order to take part in the Greco-Roman Wrestling Youth

ARMENIAN CYCLISTS TIGRAN KORKOTIAN AND ARAM BELELIAN ENTER
FINAL STAGE OF SECOND GROUP OF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-28 16:00:00

CAPE TOWN, JUNE 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The group tournament of the public cycling race of the second group of the world championship was held in the

JAVELIN THROWER MELIK JANOYAN OF GYUMRI TAKES FIRST PLACE
IN SECOND GROUP OF SERIES OF COMPETITIONS OF ATHLETICS CUP
TOURNAMENT OF EUROPE
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-28 15:15:00

ZENITSA, JUNE 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The second group of the series of competitions of the Athletics Cup Tournament of Europe finished in the city of Zenitsa

RAFAYEL VAHANIAN DEFEATS LAYOSH PARTISH IN 9TH STAGE OF
INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT HELD IN ROMANIA
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-26 20:15:00

BAZNA, JUNE 26, NOYAN TAPAN. On June 25 Rafayel Vahanian defeated Layosh Portish (Hungary) in the ninth stage of the International Chess Tournament held in the

INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC RACE DAY HELD IN ARMENIA ON JUNE 23
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-26 18:25:00

YEREVAN. JUNE 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Over 1500 racing amateurs of different sexes and ages took part in the ceremony dedicated to the International Olympic Race Day

68 DELEGATES FROM 4 COUNTRIES TAKE PART IN SECOND
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH CHESS TOURNAMENT HELD IN JERMUK
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-26 18:20:00

JERMUK, JUNE 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The second international youth chess tournament started in Jermuk on June 25 and 68 chess players from Belarus, Russia, France, and

ARMENIAN SPORTSMEN TO TAKE PART IN BSEC MEMBER-COUNTRIES'
FIRST SPORTS GAMES
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-26 16:40:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 26, NOYAN TAPAN. First sports games of Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) member-countries will be held on July 2-8 in Trapison with participation of

RAFAYEL VAHANIAN CURRENTLY IN SECOND PLACE IN INTERNATIONAL
CHESS TOURNAMENT IN ROMANIA
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-25 19:00:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 25, NOYAN TAPAN. Games of 8th tour took place at the International Chess Royal Tournament on June 24 in Romania. Rafayel Vahanian drew the

ONLY DRAWS REGISTERED IN 11th TOUR OF ARMENIAN FOOTBALL
HIGHEST LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-25 19:00:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 25, NOYAN TAPAN. Games of 11th tour of Armenian Football Highest League Championship took place on June 23 and 24. The following results were

JUDOIST HOVHANNES DAVTIAN TAKES 2nd PLACE IN TEHRAN
INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-25 19:00:00

TEHRAN, JUNE 25, NOYAN TAPAN. Hovhannes Davtian (60 kg, Gyumri), this year's Europe silver medal-winner in judo, took the second place in the Fajr Judo International

MATCHES BETWEEN ARMENIAN AND AZERI NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAMS
NOT TO TAKE PLACE
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-25 18:10:00

HEERENVEEN, JUNE 25, NOYAN TAPAN. Regular sitting of UEFA Executive Committee took place on June 23 in the city of Heerenveen, Holland. One of the issues

VLADIMIR HAKOBIAN AND GABRIEL SARGSIAN BECOME WINNERS OF
TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP OF SPAIN IN "LINEX MAGIC"
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-25 18:00:00

MADRID, JUNE 25, NOYAN TAPAN. The Chess Team Championship of Spain finished on June 24. Grand masters Vladimir Hakobian and Gabriel Sargsian played in the "Linex

DAVID BALBIRNIE, SECRETARY GENERAL OF EUROPEAN HOCKEY
FEDERATION, VISITS ARMENIA
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-25 18:00:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 25, NOYAN TAPAN. On June 22, Mikayel Ispirian, the Deputy Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, received David Balbirnie (Irland), the Secretary General of

UEFA'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO DECIDE MEETING PLACE OF
NATIONAL TEAMS OF ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-25 17:55:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 25, NOYAN TAPAN. The sitting of the executive committee of the European Football Union (UEFA) started its proceedings in the city of Heerenveen in

EIGHT ARMENIAN SPORTSMEN TO TAKE PART IN EUROPEAN YOUTH
BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-23 16:00:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 23, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia's national boxing team on June 22 left for the Hungarian city of Siofok to participate in the European Youth Boxing

RAFAYEL VAHANIAN GAINS 4 OUT OF 5 POSSIBLE POINTS AT
INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT HELD IN ROMANIA
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-22 20:05:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 22, NOYAN TAPAN. International Chess Royal Tournament started on June 16 in Romania. Rafayel Vahanian is also among 11 participants of the tournament.

RACE DEDICATED TO INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC DAY TO BE HELD IN
YEREVAN ON JUNE 23
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-22 19:05:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 22, NOYAN TAPAN. "Olympic racing day" will be organized in all countries across the world on June 23 under the patronage of the International

ARMENIAN ATHLETES COMPETE FOR EUROPEAN CUP IN VENITSA
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-22 19:00:00

VENITSA, JUNE 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian national athletics team left for the city of Venitsa (Bosnia and Herzegovina) on June 20 to compete for the

GRETA KHNDZRIAN, EUROPEAN DEPUTY CHAMPION, ENVISAGES
GETTING MEDAL ALSO IN PARA-OLYMPIC GAMES TO BE HELD IN BEIJING
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-21 19:30:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 21, NOYAN TAPAN. Greta Khndzrian (48kg, Gyumri) was awarded with a silver medal in the 8th European Weightlifting Championship of Disabled People held in

ARTAVAZD KARAMIAN, MEMBER OF ARMENIAN FOOTBALL NATIONAL
TEAM, RECOGNIZED AS ROMANIA'S BEST HALF-BACK
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-21 19:30:00

BUCHAREST, JUNE 21, NOYAN TAPAN. Artavazd Karamian, the half-back of the Armenian Football National Team, also plays for Politechnika in Romania. According to the results of

TWO ARMENIAN REPRESENTATIVES IN INTERNATIONAL FENCING
TOURNAMENT HELD IN TBILISI BECOME PRIZE-WINNERS
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-21 19:30:00

TBILISI, JUNE 21, NOYAN TAPAN. The International Fencing Tournament in which sportsmen from four countries took part finished in Tbilisi on June 18. Armenia was represented

LEVON HAYRAPETIAN RE-ELECTED AS CHAIRMAN OF SAMBO
REPUBLICAN FEDERATION
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-21 19:30:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 21, NOYAN TAPAN. The regular conference of the Sambo Republican Federation took place in Yerevan on June 19. During the conference the Soviet Honoured

YEREVAN ARARAT TO REPRESENT ARMENIA IN INTERTOTO CUP
TOURNAMENT
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-21 19:30:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 21, NOYAN TAPAN. The 2007 Intertoto Cup Tournament will start on June 23 and Yerevan's Ararat will represent Armenia. In the first stage Ararat

ARMENIAN CYCLISTS TO COMPETE FOR PERMIT TO OLYMPIC GAMES AT
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-21 19:05:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 21, NOYAN TAPAN. Second group's world championship of highway and square cycle race will be held from June 26 to July 1 in the

SMBAT LPUTIAN: JERMUK INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT WILL
BECOME TRADITIONAL
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-21 19:05:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 21, NOYAN TAPAN. Second International Youth Chess Tournament will be held from June 24 to July 3 in Jermuk. Its initiator and organizer is

VITALY ZASTUKHOV MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT TO BE HELD AT YSU
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-21 18:25:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 21, NOYAN TAPAN. Renowned basketball player Vitaly Zastukhov's traditional youth memorial tournament will be held on June 22-26 at the gymnasium of Yerevan State

SIX ARMENIAN WRESTLERS TO TAKE PART IN EUROPE YOUTH
CHAMPIONSHIP
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-21 17:48:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 21, NOYAN TAPAN. Free-style wrestlers will perform at Europe Youth Championship to be held on June 25-28 in Belgrade. Artyom Hambartsumian (50 kg), Tsolak

YEREVAN PYUNIK IS IN LEAD OF TOURNAMENT TABLE OF ARMENIAN
FOOTBALL HIGHEST LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-20 19:15:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 20, NOYAN TAPAN. The matches of 10th tour of the Armenian Football Highest League Championship took place on June 18. The following results were

HRIPSIME KHURSHUDIAN IS STRONGEST IN WORLD WEIGHTLIFTING
CHAMPIONSHIP
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-18 19:05:00

PRAGUE, JUNE 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The World Youth Weightlifting Championship ended on June 16 in Prague. Among the Armenian representatives Hripsime Khurshudian, this year's European adult champion

OFFICE OF NEWLY CREATED UNION OF ARMENIAN VETERAN FOOTBALL
PLAYERS OPENS
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-18 19:00:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The office of Union of Armenian veteran football players opened on June 16 in Yerevan, Kievian, 16. The Union Chairman is

TWO YEARS RUNNING SUREN PETROSIAN TAKES 2nd PLACE IN CUP
TOURNAMENT OF PRESIDENT OF MOLDOVA
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-18 17:25:00

KISHINEV, JUNE 18, NOYAN TAPAN. 4th Cup Tournament of President of Moldova in highway cycling finished on June 17 in Kishinev. Suren Petrosian (Yerevan), member of

MELINE DALUZIAN, CHAMPION OF WEIGHTLIFTING AMONG ELDERLY
FAILS IN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-15 15:59:00

PRAGUE, JUNE 15, NOYAN TAPAN. On June 13 Meline Daluzian (63 kg, Gyumri), the champion of weightlifting among the elderly, went on the grandstand of the

ARMENIAN FOOTBALL NATIONAL TEAM RISES BY 48 STEPS ON FIFA
CLASSIFICATION TABLE
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-14 18:40:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 14, NOYAN TAPAN. On June 13, FIFA published a new table of classification of national teams. Armenian football national team has registered progress rising

ARAYIK MIRZOYAN TAKES THIRD PLACE IN WORLD YOUTH
WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIP
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-13 20:00:00

PRAGUE, JUNE 13, NOYAN TAPAN. Sportsmen of 69 kg weight category competed in the world youth weightlifting championship in Prague on June 12. Armenian weightlifter Arayik

LEVON ARONIAN TO PARTICIPATE IN FINALS FOR WORLD CHAMPION
TITLE
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-13 19:00:00

ELISTA, JUNE 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The second round of the chess tournament of challengers for the title of world champion ended in Elista on June 12.

LEVON ARONIAN IN LEAD WITH SCORE OF 3 - 2 IN SECOND TOUR
TOURNAMENT OF PRETENDERS FOR WORLD CHESS CHAMPION TITLE
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-12 18:45:00

ELISTA, JUNE 12, NOYAN TAPAN. Levon Aronian drew the game with Alexei Shirov in the 5th tour of second tournament of pretenders for world chess champion

5 ARMENIAN CYCLISTS TO TAKE PART IN TOURNAMENT OF CUP OF
PRESIDENT OF MOLDOVA
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-11 18:50:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 11, NOYAN TAPAN. The participants of International Tournament of Highway Cycling to be held on June 14-19 in Kishinev will compete for the cup

FIRST GROUP CHAMPIONSHIP OF ARMENIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
STARTS
  • Sport
  • 2007-06-11 17:27:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 11, NOYAN TAPAN. First group Championship of Armenian men and women first group started on June 11 at Tigran Petrosian Chess-Player House. 48 men