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Bako Sahakyan was present at a solemn opening ceremony of the first republican open championship of Artsakh kickboxing held in capital Stepanakert
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  • 2019-04-29 10:38:59

On 28 April President Bako Sahakyan was present at a solemn opening ceremony of the first republican open championship of Artsakh kickboxing held in capital Stepanakert.   CENTRAL INFORMATION DEPARTMENT  OF THE

Yerevan hosts diplomatic bike tour dedicated to World Cycling Day (video)
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  • 2018-06-09 15:44:15

On June 8, 2018 in the Yerevan Cycle Track, the Embassy of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Armenia jointly with the assistance of the Cycling Federation of Armenia, organized

President of Kyokushin karate Armenian Federation Andranik Hakobyan is the guest of Noyan Tapan.
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  • 2017-10-25 14:51:54

The guest of the  Noyan Tapan’s program  “Discussion" is Andranik Hakobyan, president of Kyokushin karate Armenian Federation.   The program airs live on the Armenian AABC TV channel in the USA ,on 

Artsakh sportsman wins gold medal
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  • 2017-03-27 16:09:45

At the initiative of the “Armfighting” Federation of the Republic of Armenia, professional competitions of fights without rules (MMA) were held in Yerevan on March 26.   In an interview with

The Second Group of the Armenian Olympic Team Sportsmen Left for Rio de Janeiro
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  • 2016-07-26 15:03:36

Today with the sponsorship of Ucom the second group of the Armenian National Olympic Team sportsmen has left for this year’s Summer Olympic Games capital – Rio de Janeiro.   The

VivaCell-MTS is the local sponsor of the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament broadcast
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  • 2016-06-14 17:40:53

VivaCell-MTS is the sponsor of the broadcasting of the European football championship on the First TV channel of Armenia.    The long awaited games are now a good reason for everyone

The Western Armenian National Football Team Arrived in Sochi
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  • 2016-05-28 12:36:55

On May 27, The Western Armenian National Football Team arrived in Sochi, "Noyan Tapan" correspondent reports from Sochi. Here the athletes were greeted by the official delegation of State of

Winners of the 7th Mini-football Championship among the representatives of Armenian media announced
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  • 2016-05-11 16:57:57

7th Mini-football Championship among the representatives of Armenian media ended up. The tournament took place in Dynamo Sports Complex.    The winner of the Championship was News.am website team. «Avetis» TV

Viva Cell MTS supports "Tie and Wind" bicycle trek
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  • 2015-11-17 19:08:48

“Tie and Wind” bicycle trek was organized in the frames of Sunchild International Environmental Protection Festival. The event was organized together with Foundation for Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural

VivaCell-MTS sponsors the 6th table tennis championship among Armenian journalists
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  • 2015-02-16 18:24:27

  In the Spartacus hall of the sports complex Armenia, the sixth table tennis championship among representatives of the mass media was organized. For one day man and woman representing

RA President and President of Armenian Chess Federation Serzh Sargsyan watches Andranik Margaryan Memorial
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  • 2015-01-16 12:43:13

The RA President and the President of the Armenian Chess Federation, Serzh Sargsyan, today visited the Chess Academy of Armenia to watch the 5th Andranik Margaryan Memorial. Juveniles and

The NKR Minister of Foreign Affairs received delegation of the Confederation of Independent Football Associations (ConIFA)
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  • 2014-04-08 12:38:48

On April 8, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Karen Mirzoyan received delegation of the ConIFA headed by its general secretary Sascha Düerkop. At the meeting the

VivaCell-MTS sponsors the mini soccer championship among mass media representatives
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  • 2014-03-24 16:57:19

Mini Soccer Championship among the Armenian media kicked off. The championship was organized by the Association of the Foreign Correspondents. VivaCell-MTS undertook the general sponsorship of the competition.   The championship

President Serzh Sargsyan received the President of FIDE Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
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  • 2013-08-13 17:02:51

President of the Republic of Armenia, President of the Chess Federation of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan received today the President of the World Chess Federation Kirsan Ilyumzhinov who has arrived

VivaCell-MTS is the official partner of the most prestigious Red Bull King of the Rock 2013 street basketball tournament in Armenia
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  • 2013-07-15 18:10:13

The most prestigious Red Bull King of the Rock 2013 street basketball official tournament in Armenia is now over with the winner to head to San Francisco to represent

t Bako Sahakyan paid a visit to the village of Shekher of Martuni region and watched the volleyball tournament held there
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  • 2013-06-03 13:15:47

On 2 June Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan paid a visit to the village of Shekher of Martuni region and watched the volleyball tournament held there. President Sahakyan stressed the

Bako Sahakyan met a group of sports sphere representatives who registered outstanding successes in 2012
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  • 2012-12-27 16:49:46

  On 27 December Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan met a group of sports sphere representatives who registered outstanding successes in 2012. The President in his speech touched upon the successes

Flying high: VivaCell-MTS sponsored Red Bull X Fighters Jams motocross in Yerevan
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  • 2012-10-01 14:57:52

October 1st, 2012, Yerevan, Armenia – VivaCell-MTS, a subsidiary of “Mobile TeleSystems” OJSC, became the general sponsor of one of the most spectacular events of the year –

The Olympic Torch for the third time in history will arrive to the UK
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  • 2012-05-18 11:15:42

British Embassy Yerevan opens a London 2012 graffiti as the Olympic Torch Relay begins in the UK Today, on May 18, the Olympic Torch for the third time

Red Bull Home Run Tsakhkadzor 2012
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  • 2012-02-14 20:13:39

The famous Armenian mountain resort Tsaghadzor hosted more than 60 participants and 15 media representatives at Red Bull Home Run competition, held for the first time in Armenia. Blue

Canada's got a date with Armenia
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  • 2012-01-18 13:07:14

John Molinaro | January 17, 2012 Sportsnet.ca The Canadian men's national team will play Armenia in an international friendly on Feb. 29 in Cyprus. The match, announced by the Canadian Soccer Association

Armenia’s Sarah Halejian, Kate Kevorken making their way in NCAA
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  • 2012-01-09 13:23:48

In hopes of capitalizing on recent success in FIBA tournament play, the burgeoning women’s basketball program in Armenia may be able to add a pair of college ballers from

The President of the Forum of Armenian Associations of Europe sent a letter to President of the UEFA
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  • 2011-10-19 11:41:48

The President of the Forum of Armenian Associations of Europe sent a letter to President of the UEFA which states: "Dear Mr. President, During the qualification match for EURO 2012

‘’Tigran Petrosyan’s 8th commemorate of the World Chess Championship ‘’will take place in Crimea
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  • 2011-08-30 10:25:10

From September 23 to 25 Word’s Chess Champion Tigran Petrosyan’s 8th commemorate will take place in Crimea. As Analitike.at.ua Company announced, the tournament will take place in Ukraine’s level

Dariusz Swiercz emerges champion in Open section, Robert Hovhannisyan was second
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  • 2011-08-16 13:47:31

Arvind Aaron The Hindu Dariusz Swiercz of Tarnowshie Gory, Poland and Cori Deysi of Lima, Peru, won the SDAT-Ramco World junior chess championship which concluded here on Monday. Both players remained undefeated

The Hindu: Hovhannisyan maintains lead
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  • 2011-08-15 11:41:32

The Hindu- Robert Hovhannisyan of Armenia defeated Ray Robson of United States to maintain his half- point lead in the SDAT-Ramco World junior chess championship at Hotel Vijay Park

In the first round of the tournament held in Rostov-on-Done Elina Danielyan gains 0,5 points
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  • 2011-08-03 14:43:09

On August 2, in Rostov-on Done FIDE Women's Grand Prix series launched. Let’s remind that Armenian leading grandmaster Elina Danielyan participated in this famous tournament. In the 1st round

President Serzh Sargsyan congratulates the Armenian national chess team on their brilliant victory
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  • 2011-07-28 00:17:54

At the Zvartnots international airport, RA President of Armenia, President of the Armenian Chess Federation Serzh Sargsyan welcomed home the Armenian national chess team, which won the champion's title

Armenia is ranked 70 in a new ranking list of FIFA
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  • 2011-07-27 14:35:36

On July 27 FIFA announced the new list of national football teams. Armenia is ranked 70 in a new ranking list of national teams issued by FIFA. Lets’ add

Athlete Rafik Manukyan becomes Champion of the World Youth Championship
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  • 2011-07-27 08:02:02

In Bucharest, Armenian athlete Rafik Manukyan became Champion of the World Youth Championship in Greco-Roman wrestling. R. Manukyan weighed 74 kg. In 1/16 final Manukyan won Italian Kiro Russo

Armenia becomes the winner of the World Team Championships 2011
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  • 2011-07-26 12:08:19

In Ninbo, China, the Armenian chess players have successfully defended their lead in the ninth and final round of the World Team Championships against the strong Ukrainian team to

Chess Championship -2011: Armenia-Azerbaijan
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  • 2011-07-25 09:07:56

The penultimate 8th round of the World Team Championship will take place in Ninbo (China) today. The Armenian team will play with the Azerbaijan one with the following format: Armenian-Azerbaijan Levon Aronyan

Manzano: The transfer of Aguero doesn’t interest me
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  • 2011-07-21 12:58:17

The coach of Madrid’s “Atletico” Gregorio Manzano announced in the interview with Marca journal that he wasn’t interested in the transfer of Sergio Aguero. “As other football players of

Armenian alpinists hope to climb Everest mountain
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  • 2011-07-19 18:51:50

The team of the federation of Armenian alpinism and mountain tourism in the competition among 8 teams first climbed 5671 meter high Mount Damavand in Iran. Armenian alpinists

The Armenian representatives participates in Albert Astakhov International Sambo Tournament
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  • 2011-07-06 16:00:33

From July 1 to 5 in Caracas Albert Astakhov International Sambo Tournament of the World Cup took place where Martin Mirzoyan and Ashot Danielyan presented Armenia. According to the

The winning bid of the 2018 Winter Olympics will be announced on 6 July 2011
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  • 2011-07-06 02:48:02

The 2018 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games, is a winter multi-sport event scheduled to take place between 9 and 24 February 2018. Three candidates

The Sambo tournament in commemoration of Astakhov to be held in Caracas
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  • 2011-06-28 13:03:12

From July 1 to 5, 2011 Sambo tournament in commemoration of Astakhov will take place in Caracas. Martin Mirzoyan and Ashot Danielyan will represent Armenia. The latter won

RA Sambo Federation: The International youth sambo tournament will take place on September 16-18
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  • 2011-06-27 11:04:46

The period of the second international youth sambo tournament dedicated to the Double Hero of the USSR Nelson Stepanyan and the 20th anniversary of CIS which has to take

Kaka is not going to leave Real
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  • 2011-06-09 17:15:46

Real Madrid playmaker Kaka denied the news about joining Inter. The 29-year-old’s future has been the subject of speculation ever since last summer, when he finished a disappointing

Armen Stepanyan/Radio Hai/ and Marine Karapetyan/ Yerkir Media TV/ took the 1st places in the tennis championship
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  • 2011-06-04 17:45:19

VivaCell-MTS sponsors the 4th table tennis championship among Armenian journalists June 4 in the sports complex Ararat of the Spartacus Sports Union, the fourth table tennis championship among representatives of

Dick Advocaat: “The tactics of Armenians will be dictated by our game”
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  • 2011-06-03 20:17:25

Dick Advocaat, the chief coach of Russian team, declared at the last press conference before Russia-Armenia football game held in Sankt Petersburg, on June 4, that everybody in his

The Armenian team won 1 golden and 4 bronze medals in the European Sambo Championship 2011
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  • 2011-05-16 11:01:49

On the last day of the European Sambo Championship 2011 held in Bulgaria the stage was given to the representatives of combat sambo. According to RA Sambo Federation the Armenia

The Armenian sambo team left for Bulgaria
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  • 2011-05-12 11:04:59

The Armenian sambo team, after the training meeting in Tbilisi, left for Bulgaria to take part in the European Championship of Sambo 2011 held on May 12-16. The Armenian

International chess tournament dedicated to the liberation of Shushi began in Tallinn
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  • 2011-05-11 12:36:07

32 chess players from Estonia, Armenia and Russia participated in adults and teens chess tournament dedicated to the liberation of Shushi organized by “Yerevan” cultural association and Tigran Petrosyan

The Armenian women tennis team is in the same group with Georgia, Turkey and Bosnia
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  • 2011-05-04 10:54:58

On May 3, the casting of lots of tennis Fed Cup Euro-African second subgroup took place in Cahier. The Armenian team will compete with teams from Georgia, Turkey and

This time Zaven Andreasyan was in the second place
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  • 2011-04-18 16:18:01

As ArmChess.am reported in competition held in Dubai Zaven Andreasyan winning 7.5 points from 9 points was in the second place. Andreasyan got the same points as the winner

ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2011 Tokyo
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  • 2011-03-14 17:18:59

Lausanne, March 14, 2011- Taking into account the continued critical developments in Japan, the ISU’s primary concern for the safety of all participants, spectators and members of concerned entities

Sledge race in Tsakhkadzor
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  • 2011-02-24 20:52:55

Sledge race Red Bull King of Bob - the most extreme event of this winter is taking place in Tsakhkadzor on February 26. The first Red Bull King of Bob

The AFC Asian Cup begins Jan. 7 with Qatar meeting Uzbekistan
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  • 2011-01-06 20:50:33

DOHA, January 6 – On the eve of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011™, Doha is alive with colour, thanks to a level of sports branding never before seen. The