News from Armenia and Diaspora, information-analytic center, Armenian News portal Noyan Tapan


TWO ARMENIAN CHESS PLAYERS ARE AMONG 12 YOUNG CHESS STARS
OF WORLD
  • Sport
  • 2007-05-16 19:00:00

KIRISHAKH, MAY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. The international chess tournament "The Young Stars of the World" is being held in the city of Kirishakh (Leningrad region) on

15 ARMENIAN SPORTSMEN TO PARTICIPATE IN EUROPEAN JUVENILE
AND YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS OF UNARMED SELF-DEFENCE
  • Sport
  • 2007-05-16 19:00:00

YEREVAN, MAY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. The European juvenile and youth championships of unarmed self-defence will take place in Riga on May 17-20. 15 sportsmen (9 juveniles

ARMENIAN NATIONAL TEAM TO PARTICIPATE IN FIRST WORLD CHESS
CHAMPIONSHIP OF FEMALE TEAMS
  • Sport
  • 2007-05-16 19:00:00

YEREVAN, MAY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. The first world chess championship of female teams will be held in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg on May 19-30. The

NATIONAL TEAM OF ARMENIA ALSO TO PARTICIPATE IN
INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT OF BOXING TO BE HELD IN CZECHIA
  • Sport
  • 2007-05-15 18:20:00

YEREVAN, MAY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The international boxing tournament will be held in the city of Ustina Nad Labe, Czechia, on May 16-21. The national team

PYUNIK HEADS WITH 13 POINTS TOURNAMENT TABLE OF HIGHEST
GROUP FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP OF ARMENIA AFTER 5 STAGES
  • Sport
  • 2007-05-15 18:10:00

YEREVAN, MAY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The 5th stage meetings of the highest group football championship of Armenia took place on May 13-14. The following results were

SIX MEMBERS OF ARMENIAN BOXING YOUTH NATIONAL TEAM BECOME
PRIZE-WINNERS OF YEKATERINBURG INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT
  • Sport
  • 2007-05-14 19:20:00

YEKATERINBURG, MAY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. Boxing International Tournament finished on May 13 in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg. Members of Armenian

NORAYR BAKHTAMIAN TAKES SECOND PLACE IN TWO EXERCISES OF
REGULAR TOUR OF WORLD CUP TOURNAMENT
  • Sport
  • 2007-05-14 19:10:00

YEREVAN, MAY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. Shooter Norayr Bakhtamian returned to Yerevan on May 14. He took part in the regular tour of Shooting World Cup Tournament

ARMENIAN BOXING NATIONAL TEAM PREPARES FOR INTERNATIONAL
TOURNAMENT TO BE HELD IN CZECH REPUBLIC
  • Sport
  • 2007-05-11 21:10:00

YEREVAN, MAY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenian boxing national team holds a teaching and training gathering on May 2-14 at Ayg sports base of town of Ararat.

FIVE OUT OF SIX MEMBERS OF ARMENIAN BOXING YOUTH NATIONAL
TEAM PASS TO FINAL IN YEKATERINBURG INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT
  • Sport
  • 2007-05-11 21:05:00

YEKATERINBURG, MAY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. International Youth Boxing Tournament is held on May 7-12 in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg. Five out of six sportsmen of

FIVE YOUNG ARMENIAN WRESTLERS STAND ON PEDESTAL OF HONOR IN
INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT HELD IN ROSTOV-ON-DON
  • Sport
  • 2007-05-11 20:52:00

ROSTOV-ON-DON, MAY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. Rafayel and Varderes Samurghashev Brothers' Greco-Roman Wrestling International Tournament finished on May 10 in Rostov-on-Don. Narek Khachatrian

ARMENIAN NATIONAL TEAM TO LEAVE FOR BEIJING ON MAY 14 TO
TAKE PART IN TAEKWONDO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
  • Sport
  • 2007-05-11 20:04:00

YEREVAN, MAY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenian sportsmen will also take part in the Taekwondo World Championship to be held in China. The Armenian team, which will

BANANTS BECOMES FOOTBALL CUP WINNER OF ARMENIA
  • Sport
  • 2007-05-11 14:00:00

YEREVAN, MAY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. The Yerevan Banants and Ararat teams met at the semi-final stage of the football cup tournament of Armenia in the Hanrapetakan

BANANTS AND ARARAT TO MEET AT FINAL STAGE OF FOOTBALL CUP
TOURNAMENT OF ARMENIA ON MAY 9
  • Sport
  • 2007-05-08 17:30:00

YEREVAN, MAY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. The final meeting of the 2007 football cup tournament of Armenia will take place on May 9 at the Republic sports

ARCHERS OF ARMENIA TAKE 86th AND 88th PLACES IN STRUGGLE OF
107 RIVALS AT 2nd STAGE OF WORLD CUP TOURNAMENT
  • Sport
  • 2007-05-08 17:15:00

ROME, MAY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. The 2nd stage of the world cup tournament of archery finished in Italy on May 7. 304 sportsmen from 44 countries

ARONIAN-KRAMNIK SPEED CHESS YEREVAN TOURNAMENT FINISHES
WITH ARMENIAN GRAND MASTER'S VICTORY
  • Sport
  • 2007-05-07 19:00:00

YEREVAN, MAY 7, NOYAN TAPAN. Levon Aronian - Vladimir Kramnik speed chess tournament finished on May 6 in Yerevan. The Armenian grand master defeated his competitor

HOVHANNES DAVTIAN WINS WORLD SUPERCUP AND RECEIVES RIGHT TO
TAKE PART IN BEIJING OLYMPIC GAMES
  • Sport
  • 2007-05-07 18:55:00

MOSCOW, MAY 7, NOYAN TAPAN. Judo World Supercup Tournament finished on May 6 in Moscow. Five sportsmen represented Armenia. Hovhannes Davtian (60 kg, Gyumri) won all

4th TOUR'S GAMES OF ARMENIAN FOOTBALL HIGHEST LEAGUE
CHAMPIONSHIP HELD
  • Sport
  • 2007-05-07 18:45:00

YEREVAN, MAY 7, NOYAN TAPAN. Games of 4th tour of Armenian Football Highest League Championship took place on May 5. The following results were registered: Mika

QUADRILATERAL AGREEMENT SIGNED ON PARTICIPATION OF TEAMS OF
ARMENIA IN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF WRESTLING TO BE HELD IN BAKU
  • Sport
  • 2007-05-07 17:08:00

YEREVAN, MAY 7, NOYAN TAPAN. The issue of participation of free and Greco-Roman wrestling teams of Armenia in the world championship to be held in September

ARONIAN-KRAMNIK TOURNAMENT STARTS IN YEREVAN
  • Sport
  • 2007-05-04 20:05:00

YEREVAN, MAY 4, NOYAN TAPAN. Solemn opening ceremony of Levon Aronian - Vladimir Kramnik speed chess tournament took place on May 4 at Alexander Spendiarian National

BRILLIANT SUCCESS OF ARMENIAN CHESS-PLAYERS INSPIRING
FOR MANY PEOPLE
  • Sport
  • 2007-05-04 20:05:00

YEREVAN, MAY 4, NOYAN TAPAN. On May 4, RA President Robert Kocharian received Chairman of International Chess Federation Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, world chess champion Vladimir Kramnik and world

SPORTING DELEGATION OF ARMENIA LEAVES FOR BAKU ON MAY 3
  • Sport
  • 2007-05-03 15:11:00

YEREVAN, MAY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. Deputy Chairman of the National Olympic Committee of Armenia Razmik Stepanian, Secretary General Armen Grigorian and Deputy Chairman of the Republic Federation

KRAMNIK-ARONIAN MATCH TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN ON MAY 4-6
  • Sport
  • 2007-05-03 15:10:00

YEREVAN, MAY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. Speed chess match between world champion Vladimir Kramnik and world cup winner Levon Aronian will be held in Yerevan on May

ROBERT KOCHARIAN: "WE HAVE HAD NO SUCH VICTORY IN
INDEPENDENT ARMENIA"
  • Sport
  • 2007-05-03 14:30:00

YEREVAN, MAY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. We have had no such a victory in independent Armenia, and it can be an inspiring example for many people. RA

GRAND MASTER ASHOT ANASTASIAN SHARES 5-10th PLACES AT
DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT
  • Sport
  • 2007-05-02 19:48:00

DUBLIN, MAY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. The Dublin Open international chess tournament finished in the United Arab Emirates on April 30. The best among the delegates of

BANANTS AND ARARAT TO MEET AT FINAL OF FOOTBALL CUP
TOURNAMENT OF ARMENIA
  • Sport
  • 2007-05-02 16:50:00

YEREVAN, MAY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. Response meetings of the semi-final stage of the football cup tournament of Armenia took place on May 1. Meetings of the

ARMENIAN GRAND MASTER IN LEAD IN ARONIAN-KARLSEN TOURNAMENT
OF PRETENDERS FOR WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
  • Sport
  • 2007-05-01 19:25:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 1, NOYAN TAPAN. Games of 4th tour of tournament of pretenders for World Chess Championship took place on May 31 in Elista. Levon Aronian

SPORTS ENCYCLOPEDIA COMPILED BY ARMENIAN SCIENTISTS
REPUBLISHED
  • Sport
  • 2007-04-26 20:20:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Sports Encyclopedia compiled by Doctor of Historical Sciences Mikayel Ispirian and Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences Vahram Arakelian was republished with some amendments

2 CHESS PLAYERS OF ARMENIA ARE AMONG LEADERS WITH 3.5
POINTS AT DUBLIC INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT
  • Sport
  • 2007-04-26 18:50:00

DUBLIN, APRIL 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The 4th stage meetings took place on April 25 at the chess international tournament being held in Dublin. 10 participants, among

COURSES FOR JUDO COACHES ORGANIZED IN ARMENIA UNDER AEGIS
OF IOC
  • Sport
  • 2007-04-24 20:00:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 24, NOYAN TAPAN. Since April 21, coach courses are being held in Yerevan under the aegis of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and on

FIVE ARMENIAN CHESS-PLAYERS GAIN VICTORIES AT START OF
DUBAI OPEN INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT
  • Sport
  • 2007-04-23 19:35:00

DIBAI, APRIL 23, NOYAN TAPAN. Dubai Open international chess tournament started on April 22 in Dubai. Five out of 126 participants represent Armenia. Artashes Minasian, Tigran

2 SPORTSMEN TO REPRESENT ARMENIA AT EUROPE SPORTS
GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIP
  • Sport
  • 2007-04-23 17:20:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 23, NOYAN TAPAN. Vahagn Stepanian and Haroutiun Merdinian left for Amsterdam on April 22 to participate in the Europe sports gymnastics championship. They will hold

ARMENIAN WRESTLER SHAMIL GITINOV TAKES 3rd PLACE IN EUROPE
CHAMPIONSHIP
  • Sport
  • 2007-04-23 17:03:00

SOFIA, APRIL 23, NOYAN TAPAN. Free Style Wrestling Europe Championship finished on April 22 in the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia. Shamil Gitinov, a representative of Armenia

ARMENIAN WEIGHTLIFTERS GAIN 18 MEDALS IN EUROPE
CHAMPIONSHIP
  • Sport
  • 2007-04-23 17:02:00

STRASBOURG, APRIL 23, NOYAN TAPAN. Weightlifting Europe Championship ended on April 22 in the French city of Strasbourg. In the competition of 77 kg weight category

3 TEAMS HAVE 6 POINTS EACH AFTER SECOND TOUR OF
CHAMPIONSHIP OF ARMENIAN FOOTBALL HIGHEST LEAGUE
  • Sport
  • 2007-04-23 16:45:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 23, NOYAN TAPAN. Matches of second tour were held on April 21 and 22 in the Armenian Football Highest League Championship. The following results

ARMENIAN WEIGHT-LIFTERS CONTINUE TO WIN MEDALS AT EUROPEAN
CHAMPIONSHIP
  • Sport
  • 2007-04-20 21:40:00

STRASBOURG, APRIL 20, NOYAN TAPAN. At the European Women's Weight-Lifting Championship in Strasbourg (France), 19-year-old Hripsime Khurshudian from Kasakh (75 kg) showed the 262 kg result (snatch

START OF EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP OF GRECO-ROMAN WRESTLING
UNSUCCESSFUL FOR ARMENIAN SPORTSMEN
  • Sport
  • 2007-04-20 19:10:00

SOFIA, APRIL 20, NOYAN TAPAN. Representatives of 4 weight categories performed on April 19 in Europe Championship of Greco-Roman Wrestling being held in Sofia. Sportsmen representing

NATIONAL HOCKEY TEAM OF ARMENIA LOSES POSSIBILITY OF
PARTICIPATION IN ELIMINATION GAMES OF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
  • Sport
  • 2007-04-19 17:47:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The elimination games of the 3rd group of the world championship of hockey with puck started in the city of Dublin,

ISSUE OF COMPETITION PLACE FOR MEETINGS OF NATIONAL
FOOTBALL TEAMS OF ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN BY EURO-2008 PROGRAM
POSTPONED
  • Sport
  • 2007-04-19 16:54:00

CARDIFF, APRIL 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The European Football Union (UEFA) congress took place in the city of Cardiff, on April 18. It was expected that the

NATIONAL TEAM OF ARMENIA RETREATS 8 DEGREES IN FAFA
CLASSIFICATION TABLE
  • Sport
  • 2007-04-19 16:46:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The FIFA made public on April 18 the new classification table of the national teams of football.

MELINE DALUZIAN WINS CHAMPION'S TITLE IN EUROPE
WEIGHT-LIFTING CHAMPIONSHIP
  • Sport
  • 2007-04-19 15:32:00

STRASBOURG, APRIL 19, NOYAN TAPAN. Meline Daluzian (Gyumri) was recognized the winner in the 63 kg weigth category of the women's tournament of the Europe weight-lifting

BANANTS AND ARARAT WIN IN FIRST MATCHES OF HALF-FINAL OF
ARMENIAN FOOTBALL CUP TOURNAMENT
  • Sport
  • 2007-04-18 19:55:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 18, NOYAN TAPAN. First matches of Armenian Football Cup Tournament's half-final were held on April 18. At the republican stadium Banants defeated Mika (1

GALA CONCERT WITH PARTICIPATION OF WORLD STRONGEST FIGURE
SKATERS ORGANIZED IN PARIS WITHIN FRAMEWORK OF YEAR OF ARMENIA
  • Sport
  • 2007-04-18 17:00:00

PARIS, APRIL 18, NOYAN TAPAN. A gala concert with participation of world figure skating champions of different years took place on April 14 on the skating-rink

PLACE OF COMPETITION OF ARMENIAN AND AZERBAIJANI FOOTBALL
NATIONAL TEAMS TO BE DETERMINED BY UEFA
  • Sport
  • 2007-04-17 14:57:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 17, NOYAN TAPAN. The Congress of Football European Union (UEFA) will take place on April 18 in the city of Cardiff, Wales. Among the

ARMENIAN FOOTBALL HIGHEST LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP STARTS ON
APRIL 14
  • Sport
  • 2007-04-16 18:25:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 16, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenian Football Highest League Championship started on April 14. The following results were registered in the first tour: Gandzasar - Ararat 1

YEGHEGNADZOR AND ARABKIR LEFT OUT OF FUTURE COMPETITION IN
ARMENIAN MEN VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
  • Sport
  • 2007-04-16 18:20:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 16, NOYAN TAPAN. The first tour of Armenian men volleyball championship finished on April 15 on the Kilikia training ground. FIMA is at the

7 GRECO-ROMAN AND 7 FREE-STYLE WRESTLERS FROM ARMENIA TO
TAKE PART IN EUROPE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP TO START IN SOFIA
  • Sport
  • 2007-04-16 18:10:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 16, NOYAN TAPAN. Regular Europe Wrestling Championship will start on April 19 in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. In the Greco-Roman

ARMENIAN CHESS-PLAYERS DO NOT RECEIVE PERMITS OF
PARTICIPATION IN WORLD CUP TOURNAMENT AT EUROPE CHESS INDIVIDUAL
CHAMPIONSHIP
  • Sport
  • 2007-04-16 17:58:00

DRESDEN, APRIL 16, NOYAN TAPAN. Europe Chess Individual Championship finished on April 15 in Dresden. In men's tournament each of 7

10 SPORTSMEN TO REPRESENT ARMENIA IN EUROPE WEIGHTLIFTING
CHAMPIONSHIP
  • Sport
  • 2007-04-13 20:20:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The Europe Weightlifting Championship will start on April 16, in the city of Strasbourg, France. Arsen Tamrazian

DELEGATES OF ARMENIA ARE ABSENT IN GROUP OF LEADERS AT
EUROPE CHESS INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP
  • Sport
  • 2007-04-13 18:10:00

DRESDEN, APRIL 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The 9th stage meetings of the Europe Chess Individual Championship took place in Dresden on April 12.

BULLET FIRING CHAMPIONSHIP OF ARMENIA TO BE HELD ON APRIL
14-15
  • Sport
  • 2007-04-13 18:08:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The bullet firing championship of Armenia will be held on April 14-15 at the republican firing sports school. 80 sportsmen will