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Gor Haroutiunian gains silver medal in European Youth
Olympic Festival
  • Sport
  • 2009-07-22 19:45:00

The European Youth Olympic Festival started on July 18 in the city of Tampere, Finland. 20 sportsmen from Armenia represent the following kinds of sports:

Pyunik defeated by Zagreb Dinamo 0 to 3
  • Sport
  • 2009-07-22 19:40:00

On July 21, in the return game of Football European Champions Cup Tournament second qualification tour, Armenia's champion Pyunik was beaten by Zagreb Dinamo 0 to

Weight-lifters of Armenia prepares for Europe Youth
Championship
  • Sport
  • 2009-07-22 15:30:00

YEREVAN, JULY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The Europe Youth Weight-Lifting Championship will be held between July 25 to August 2 in Sweden. Smbat Margarian (56 kg,

Armenian chess-player becomes champion of Belgium
  • Sport
  • 2009-07-17 17:25:00

BRUSSELS, JULY 17, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. International master Mher Hovhannisian who lives in Belgium won the chess champion title of that country. According to

Andre Agassi again to perform
  • Sport
  • 2009-07-13 17:10:00

WASHINGTON, JULY 13, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Famous tennis player Andre Agassi will for the first time perform after 5-year interruption, by taking part in

Kubota Cup Karate International Tournament to be held in
Yerevan
  • Sport
  • 2009-07-13 17:08:00

YEREVAN, JULY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The Kubota Cup International Tournamet will be held on July 25-26 in Yerevan, on the initiative of the Karate Federation of

Chess player Sergei Movsesian participates in Spanish
Donastia festival
  • Sport
  • 2009-07-13 17:05:00

SAN SEBASTIAN, JULY 13, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Grand master Sergei Movsesian who represents Slovakia participates in the Donastia festival held in the city of

Team trained by Sergio Margarian becomes Chile champion
  • Sport
  • 2009-07-13 16:53:00

SANTIAGO, JULY 13, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The Universidad football club of Chile, headed by Uruguaian Armenian coach Sergio Margarian became the champion of that

Mika and Banants to hold first round return games of
European League Cup Tournament qualification on July 9
  • Sport
  • 2009-07-09 16:06:00

YEREVAN, JULY 9, NOYAN TAPAN. The 1st round return games of the European League Football Cup Tournament qualification will take place on July 9.

Lake Sevan International Chess Tournament to be held in
Martuni
  • Sport
  • 2009-07-09 16:06:00

YEREVAN, JULY 9, NOYAN TAPAN. The Lake Sevan International Chess Tournament which is held on the initiative of the Chess Academy of Armenia will start in

Yerevan Ararat gains first point at Football Higher League
Championship of Armenia
  • Sport
  • 2009-07-09 16:06:00

YEREVAN, JULY 9, NOYAN TAPAN. The Pyunik-Ararat postponed match of the 11th round of the Football Higher League Championship of Armenia took place at the Republican

Gevorg Papoyan takes 8th place in Water Jump European Youth
Championship
  • Sport
  • 2009-07-08 15:45:00

BUDAPEST, JULY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. Water Jump European Youth Championship was held between July 1 to 5 in Budapest. Sportsmen from 28 countries took part in

International Traditional Chess Tournaments held in Jermuk
  • Sport
  • 2009-07-07 15:35:00

JERMUK, JULY 7, NOYAN TAPAN. Two International Chess Tournaments were held between June 26 to July 5 in Jermuk. 41 chess players took part in Karen

Armenian national team wins no medals in Free-style
Wrestling European Youth Championship
  • Sport
  • 2009-07-07 15:35:00

TBILISI, JULY 7, NOYAN TAPAN. Free-style Wrestling European Youth Championship finished on July 5 in Tbilisi. All seven sportsmen from Armenia failed in the championship and

Arman Yeremian gains bronze medal in World Student Games
  • Sport
  • 2009-07-07 15:35:00

BELGRADE, JULY 7, NOYAN TAPAN. The 25th World Student Games started on July 2 in Belgrade. Resident of Yerevan Arman Yeremian (74 kg) performing in taekwondo

Sargis Khachatrian continues competing for medal at
European Greco-Roman Wrestling Youth Championship
  • Sport
  • 2009-07-06 17:10:00

TBILISI, JULY 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian wrestlers of the other four weight categories performed in the European Greco-Roman Wrestling Youth Championship on July 3.

Football teams of Armenia defeated at first round matches
of European League Qualification
  • Sport
  • 2009-07-03 18:00:00

YEREVAN, JULY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. First matches of the first round of the Football European League Qualification started on July 2. Mika

Greco-Roman wrestler Rafael Alexanian becomes bronze medal
winner of European Youth Championship
  • Sport
  • 2009-07-03 18:00:00

TBILISI, JULY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. Rafael Alexanian (74 kg, Gyumri) took the 3rd place and was awarded a bronze medal at the European Youth Greco-Roman Wrestling

8 fencers of Armenia become prize winners of Batumi
International Tournament
  • Sport
  • 2009-07-03 18:00:00

BATUMI, JULY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The International Junior Fencing Tournament finished in the capital of Adjara, Batumi, on July 1. Armenia presented 20 boy and girl

Two sportsmen from Armenia to take part in World Junior
Athletics Championship
  • Sport
  • 2009-07-03 16:35:00

YEREVAN, JULY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. World Junior Athletics Championship will be held between July 6 to 13 in the city of Bresano, Italy. Jumpers Tamara

Final match of RA Prime Minister's Cup Tournament to be
held in Republican Stadium
  • Sport
  • 2009-07-03 16:35:00

YEREVAN, JULY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The final match of the RA Prime Minister's Cup Football Tournament will take place on July 3 in the Republican Stadium

Greco-Roman wrestler Rafayel Alexanian to compete for
bronze medal in European Youth Championship
  • Sport
  • 2009-07-03 16:35:00

TBILISI, JULY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The Greco-Roman Wrestling European Youth Championship started on July 2 in Tbilisi. Alexan Mikayelian (55 kg, Gyumri), Aram Julfalakian (66 kg,

3 wrestlers of Armenia become prize winners at
International Tournament in Iran
  • Sport
  • 2009-07-02 16:42:00

ASTARA, JULY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. The International Junior Greco-Roman Wrestling Tournament finished in the city of Astara, Iran, on June 30. Gevorg Gharibian (42 kg) performed

National football team of Armenia 122nd at FIFA
classification table
  • Sport
  • 2009-07-02 16:40:00

YEREVAN, JULY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. The FIFA publicized on July 1 the new classification table of national teams where the Armenian team is the 122nd, the

Banants and Mika first among football teams of Armenia to
compete in Europe
  • Sport
  • 2009-07-02 16:40:00

YEREVAN, JULY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. First round matches of the European League Football Tournament start on July 2. Banants will receive Siroki Brijeg of Bosnia at

Only 2 of 10 wrestlers from Armenia win prizes in Astara
Traditional International Junior Tournament
  • Sport
  • 2009-07-01 16:05:00

ASTARA, JULY 1, NOYAN TAPAN. Free-style Wrestling Traditional International Junior Tournament finished in the city of Astara, Iran, on June 28. 10 sportsmen from Armenia took

David Ghazarian wins bronze medal at European Judo Junior
Championship
  • Sport
  • 2009-06-30 14:45:00

KOPER, JUNE 30, NOYAN TAPAN. The European Judo Junior Championship finished in the city of Koper, Slovenia on June 28. David Ghazarian (60 kg, Vanadzor) performed

Gevorg Papoyan to take part in European Water Jump
Championship
  • Sport
  • 2009-06-29 16:15:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 29, NOYAN TAPAN. European Water Jump Championship will be held between July 1 to 5 in Budapest. 15-year-old Gevorg Papoyan (Yerevan) will represent Armenia

Armenian men chess national team beats French team with
total score of 19.5 to 12.5
  • Sport
  • 2009-06-29 16:15:00

PARIS, JUNE 29, NOYAN TAPAN. Second round's games of Armenian men chess national team were held on June 25 in Paris. All of four competitions (16

Avet Ghazarian becomes silver medal winner of European
Taekwondo Championship
  • Sport
  • 2009-06-29 15:50:00

ZAGREB, JUNE 29, NOYAN TAPAN. The European Taekwondo Junior Championship started in the city of Zagreb, Croatia on June 26. Among the 6 sportsmen of Armenia,

Alexander Berezovski elected Chairman of Cycling Federation
of Armenia
  • Sport
  • 2009-06-26 18:00:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 26, NOYAN TAPAN. A conference of the Republican Cycling Federation took place in Yerevan on June 25. Alexander Berezovski,

Sergey Pevnev from Armenia to take part in European
Swimming Championship
  • Sport
  • 2009-06-26 17:15:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 26, NOYAN TAPAN. European Swimming Championship will take place on July 8-12 in Prague, where Sergey Pevnev will represent Armenia. He will perform in

Armenian players win first match of France-Armenia chess
tournament with score of 9.5-6.5
  • Sport
  • 2009-06-25 22:00:00

PARIS, JUNE 25, NOYAN TAPAN. A tournament of the men's teams of France and Armenia started in Paris on June 24 on the initiative of the

7 judoists of Armenia to participate in European Junior
Championship
  • Sport
  • 2009-06-25 17:55:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 25, NOYAN TAPAN. The judo national team of Armenia will leave for the city of Koper, Slovenia on June 25 where it will participate

Competitors of football teams of Armenia at European
tournaments known
  • Sport
  • 2009-06-25 17:50:00

NYON, JUNE 25, NOYAN TAPAN. The sortition of the football tournaments of the 2009-2010 European tournament season took place in the city of Nyon, Switzerland, on

Armenian team takes 8th place at European Athletics
Championships
  • Sport
  • 2009-06-25 14:00:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 25, NOYAN TAPAN. On June 24 the Armenian team returned home from the 1st European Athletics Team Championships held in Sarajevo. The 25-member team

Armenian riders take 5th place at international road
bicycle racing event in Turkey
  • Sport
  • 2009-06-23 23:00:00

KUNIA, JUNE 23, NOYAN TAPAN. An international 6-stage 480-km road bicycle racing event finished in the Turkish city of Kunia on June 21.

80th anniversary of Tigran Petrosian's birth marked in
Estonia
  • Sport
  • 2009-06-23 20:00:00

TALLINN, JUNE 23, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. An open chess tournament dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the world champion Tigran Petrosian's birth was held

Mher Mkrtchian finishes third at international bicycle
highway racing competitions
  • Sport
  • 2009-06-22 19:46:00

KISHINEV, JUNE 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The international bicycle highway racing competitions finished in Kishinev on June 21. The participants were competing for the Moldovan President's Cup. Cyclist

Long jumper Vardan Pahlevanian takes first place at
European Athletics Championships
  • Sport
  • 2009-06-22 19:46:00

SARAJEVO, JUNE 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The 1st European Athletics Team Championships were held in Sarajevo (Bosnia) on June 19-20. A member of the Armenian team, 18-year-old

Armenian free-style and Greco-Roman wrestlers to leave for
European Championship on July 1
  • Sport
  • 2009-06-22 15:40:00

Free-style and Greco-Roman Wrestling European Youth Championships will be held on July 2-6 in Tbilisi. Armenia's national teams will also take part in the competitions.

Armenian weightlifting national team starts preparing for
World Championship
  • Sport
  • 2009-06-22 15:40:00

The World Weightlifting Championship will be held between November 17 to 27 in South Korea. Though there are still 5 months until the championship, Armenia's

Armenian chess-players of Istanbul take second place in
Istanbul championship
  • Sport
  • 2009-06-19 17:20:00

ISTANBUL, JUNE 19, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The chess group which exists already three years at Sisli sports club this year also has taken part

Armenian Men Chess Club Championship held in Yerevan
  • Sport
  • 2009-06-17 18:20:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 17, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenian Men Chess Club Championship was held on June 13-15 in Yerevan. Mika, Chess Academy, and Bank King took the first

80th anniversary of 9th World Chess Champion Tigran
Petrosian's birth on June 17
  • Sport
  • 2009-06-16 22:00:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 16, NOYAN TAPAN. The 80th anniversary of the 9th World Chess Champion Tigran Petrosian's birth will be on June 17. He was many times

Armenian cyclists to take part in Cup Tournament set by
President of Moldova
  • Sport
  • 2009-06-16 19:20:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 16, NOYAN TAPAN. The participants of the International Youth Highway Cycle Race to be held on June 18-23 in Kishnev will compete for the

Young boxers and wrestlers of Armenia and Kaliningrad to
hold unofficial match on June 18 in Yerevan
  • Sport
  • 2009-06-16 19:20:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 12, NOYAN TAPAN. Young boxers and wrestlers of Armenia and RF Kaliningrad region will hold an unofficial match on June 18 at Yerevan

Maia Chiburdanidze Cup chess tournament finishes in Tbilisi
  • Sport
  • 2009-06-15 20:00:00

TBILISI, JUNE 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The Maia Chiburdanidze Cup chess tournament with the participation of 57 female chess players finished in Tbilisi on June 14. Georgian

14 Armenian sportsmen to compete at 25th World Student
Games
  • Sport
  • 2009-06-12 22:00:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The 25th World Student Games will be held in Belgrade (Serbia) on July 1-12. 14 sportsmen from Armenia will participate in

Two rounds remain until end of Maia Chiburdanidze Cup
Tournament
  • Sport
  • 2009-06-12 22:00:00

TBILISI, JUNE 12, NOYAN TAPAN. After six rounds held in Maia Chiburdanidze Cup Toornament, chess player Bella Khotenashvili (Georgia) with 6 points is is lead in