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VivaCell-MTS to allocate 100m drams for development of
olympic kinds of sports in Armenia in 2009
  • Sport
  • 2009-03-03 17:36:00

YEREVAN, MARCH 3, NOYAN TAPAN. On March 3, Gagik Tsarukian, the Chairman of the Armenian National Olympic Committee, and Ralph Yirikian, the Director General of VivaCell-MTS,

Levon Aronian to play against Alexander Grischuk in 6th
round of Linares Chess Tournament
  • Sport
  • 2009-02-25 23:00:00

LINARES, FEBRUARY 25, NOYAN TAPAN. 5th round games of the 2009 Linares Chess Tournament were held on February 24, with all the games ending in draws.

Greco-Roman wrestling team of Armenia takes 3rd place at
World Cup
  • Sport
  • 2009-02-23 23:00:00

CLERMONT-FERRAND, FEBRUARY 23, NOYAN TAPAN. The Greco-Roman wrestling competitions of the World Cup finished in Clermont-Ferrand, France, on February 22. In its subgroup, the Armenian team defeated

Albert Azarian's 80th birth anniversary marked in Yerevan
  • Sport
  • 2009-02-18 15:05:00

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. A festive event dedicated to the 80th birth anniversary of Armenia's best sportsman of the 20th century Albert Azarian took place

Second tour's competitions take place in International
Boxing Tournament in Yerevan
  • Sport
  • 2009-02-18 15:00:00

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The Russia-Georgia and Armenia-Kazakhstan competitions held in the International Boxing Team Tournament at Karen Demirchian Sports and Cultural Complex on February 17

11 Armenian sportsmen to participate in European Winter
Youth Olympic Festival
  • Sport
  • 2009-02-11 23:00:00

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. The 9th European Winter Youth Olympic Festival will be held in Slask-Beskidi (Poland) on February 14-21. 11 sportsmen from Armenia will

National football team of Armenia draws with Latvian team:
0-0
  • Sport
  • 2009-02-11 23:00:00

LIMASSOL, FEBRUARY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. The national football team of Armenia played an unofficail match with Latvian team in Limassol (Cyprus) on February 11. The match

"The King of the Rings" turns 80
  • Sport
  • 2009-02-11 17:00:00

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. A jubilee event dedicated to Armenia's best sportsman of the 20th century, gymnast Albert Azarian will be held at A. Spendiarian

Suren Poghosian recogized winner in Group B of Moscow Open
chess tournament
  • Sport
  • 2009-02-09 22:00:00

MOSCOW, FEBRUARY 9, NOYAN TAPAN. The Moscow Open international chess tournament finished on February 7. Out of the Armenian chess players competing in Group A, Rafael

Armenian football national team to hold an unofficial match
will national team of Latvia in Cyprus
  • Sport
  • 2009-02-05 19:30:00

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian football national team will hold an unofficial match with the national team of Latvia on February 11 in Cyprus.

Levon Aronian to take part in Linares International
Traditional Tournament
  • Sport
  • 2009-02-05 19:30:00

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The 26th International Traditional Chess Tournament will be held between February 18 to March 8 in the city of Linares, Spain.

More than 1500 chess players take part in Moscow Open
International Supertournament
  • Sport
  • 2009-02-04 19:30:00

MOSCOW, FEBRUARY 4, NOYAN TAPAN. 4 tours have been held in Moscow Open International Chess Supertournament being held in Moscow. Nine chess

Levon Aronian shares 2-4th places in Wijk aan Zee
Supertournament
  • Sport
  • 2009-02-02 19:50:00

WIJK aan ZEE, FEBRUARY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. The Corus 2009 Chess Supertournament finished in the city of Wijk aan Zee, Holland on January 31. Levon Aronian

Armenia's boxers perform successfully in Georgian Youth
Open Tournament
  • Sport
  • 2009-02-02 16:35:00

KUTAYIS, FEBRUARY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. The Georgian Youth Open Tournament was held on January 25-31 in Kutayis. As Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed by Arman Muradian,

International Boxing Tournament to be held on February
16-18 in Yerevan on initiative of Armenian Boxing Federation
  • Sport
  • 2009-02-02 16:25:00

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. Elder age group International Boxing Youth Team Tournament will be held on February 16-18 at Karen Demirchian Sports and Concert Complex

25 Armenian chess players to take part in Moscow Open
International Tournament
  • Sport
  • 2009-01-30 18:55:00

YEREVAN, JANUARY 30, NOYAN TAPAN. The Moscow Open International Chess Tournament will be held between January 30 to February 8 in the capital city of Russia.

Levon Aronian leader in Corus International Supertournament
  • Sport
  • 2009-01-29 16:10:00

WIJK aan ZEE, JANUARY 29, NOYAN TAPAN. January 29 is a rest day in the Corus International Supertournament going on in Wijk ann Zee. Levon Aronian

European Judo Youth and World Boxing Juvenile Championships
to be held in Yerevan
  • Sport
  • 2009-01-27 20:00:00

YEREVAN, JANUARY 27, NOYAN TAPAN. On January 26, the European Judo Federation confirmed the decision on holding the 2009 European Championship of judoists under 20 in

Republican Chess Federation account electoral conference to
take place on January 26 in Yerevan
  • Sport
  • 2009-01-23 19:45:00

YEREVAN, JANUARY 23, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenian Chess Federation's account electoral conference will take place on January 26 at Tigran Petrosian Chess House. As Noyan Tapan correspondent was

Levon Aronian beats Sergey Movsisian in Corus
Supertournament's 5th tour
  • Sport
  • 2009-01-23 18:50:00

WIJK aan ZEE, JANUARY 23, NOYAN TAPAN. The Corus 2009 International Supertournament continues in the city of Wijk aan Zee, Holland. In the 5th tour held

Armen Grigorian reelected Chairman of Armenian Fencing
Federation
  • Sport
  • 2009-01-23 18:50:00

YEREVAN, JANUARY 23, NOYAN TAPAN. Republican Fencing Federation's account electoral conference took place on January 23 in Yerevan. Armen Grigorian, the RA Minister of Sport

Armenian judoists to take part in World Cup Tournament
first competitions
  • Sport
  • 2009-01-23 18:45:00

YEREVAN, JANUARY 23, NOYAN TAPAN. Judo World Cup Tournament first tour's competitions will be held on January 24-25 in the capital city of Georgia Tbilisi. 7

Tigran Kotanjian and Lilit Galoyan leaders in Armenian
Chess Championships
  • Sport
  • 2009-01-21 19:45:00

YEREVAN, JANUARY 21, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenian Men's and Women's Chess Championships continue in Yerevan. The leaders are Tigran Kotanjian with 6 out of 8 points and

All games in Corus International Tournament's 4th tour end
in a draw
  • Sport
  • 2009-01-21 19:45:00

WIJK aan ZEE, JANUARY 21, NOYAN TAPAN. All games in the 4th tour of the International Chess Tournament being held in the city of Wijk aan

Two Armenian figure skaters take part in European
Championship
  • Sport
  • 2009-01-20 18:00:00

YEREVAN, JANUARY 20, NOYAN TAPAN. Regular European Figure Skating Championship started on January 19 in the capital city of Finland Helsinki. As Noyan Tapan correspondent was

Levon Aronian draws game with Daniel Stelwagen in 3rd tour
of Corus tournament
  • Sport
  • 2009-01-20 17:50:00

Wijk aan Zee, JANUARY 20, NOYAN TAPAN. 3rd tour's games took place on January 19 in the Corus international chess tournament going on in the city

Ararat Yerevan drops out of CIS Cup football tournament
  • Sport
  • 2009-01-19 19:00:00

MOSCOW, JANUARY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. A CIS and Baltic States Cup football tournament began in Moscow on January 17. Ararat (Armenia) was beaten first by Aktobe

Levon Aronian earns one point after 2nd round of Corus
Chess Tournament
  • Sport
  • 2009-01-19 19:00:00

WJIK AAN ZEE, JANUARY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The 71st Corus Chess Tournament with the participation of 14 GMs is being held in Wjik aan Zee (Netherlands).

Greco-Roman wrestling team formed by results of Armenia's
championship
  • Sport
  • 2009-01-19 19:00:00

YEREVAN, JANUARY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship of Armenia was held at Cilicia Stadium on January 16-18. Shavigh Gevorgian (55 kg, city of Gyumri),

Tigran Kotanjian and Anna Hayrapetian in lead in points
tables at Armenia's Chess Championships of Highest League
  • Sport
  • 2009-01-19 19:00:00

YEREVAN, JANUARY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. Tigran Kotanjian with 5.5 points is in first place after the 7th round of Armenian Men's Chess Championship (the Highest League).

12 out of 14 participants in Armenian men's chess Higher
League Championship are grand masters
  • Sport
  • 2009-01-19 14:30:00

YEREVAN, JANUARY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. 4th tour's games took place on January 15 in the men Higher League 69th Championship held at Yerevan Tigran Petrosian Chess

Yerevan Ararat takes part in Cooperation Cup tournament
  • Sport
  • 2009-01-19 14:25:00

YEREVAN, JANUARY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. CIS and Baltic countries' football champions' Cooperation Cup regular tournament is held on January 17-23 in Moscow. Vice-champion Yerevan Ararat represents Armenia

Levon Aronian to take part in Corus Chess Tournament
  • Sport
  • 2009-01-16 23:00:00

YEREVAN, JANUARY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. The opening ceremony of the 71st Corus Chess Tournament will take place in Wjik aan Zee (Netherlands) on January 16.

68th Armenian Men Chess Championship starts at Tigran
Petrosian Chess House
  • Sport
  • 2009-01-12 18:45:00

YEREVAN, JANUARY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The 68th Armenian Men Chess Championship started on January 11 at Yerevan Tigran Petrosian Chess House. All grand masters and first

Armenian chess youth national team leader in Tigran
Petrosian Commemorative Tournament
  • Sport
  • 2009-01-12 18:40:00

MOSCOW, JANUARY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. In the seventh tour of Tigran Petrosian International Youth Commemorative Tournament being held in Moscow representative of Armenia Karen Grigorian defeated Gleb

Karen Grigorian leads at Moscow Chess Tournament in memory
of Tigran Petrosian
  • Sport
  • 2009-01-09 20:20:00

MOSCOW, JANUARY 9, NOYAN TAPAN. After the 6th round, the Armenian team has earned 12.5 points and is in second position at the Moscow Youth Chess

Presentation of film "The Knights of the Ring" held
  • Sport
  • 2009-01-09 17:00:00

YEREVAN, JANUARY 9, NOYAN TAPAN. A film "The Knights of the Ring" was made within the framework of "Heritage" program under the patronage of the International

Businessman Samvel Karapetian elected chairman of Armenia's
Wrestling Federation
  • Sport
  • 2009-01-09 17:00:00

YEREVAN, JANUARY 9, NOYAN TAPAN. The first deputy president of the National Olympic Committee of Armenia, USSR master of sports and honoured coach Razmik Stepanian gave

Armenian team in lead in points table at Youth Chess
Tournament in memory of Tigran Petrosian
  • Sport
  • 2009-01-08 15:14:00

MOSCOW, JANUARY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. 14 teams are participating in the Youth Chess Tournament in memory of the 9th world champion Tigran Petrosian. The tournament began

Levon Aronian beats Vasili Ivanchuk in 7th tour of
Supertournament of China
  • Sport
  • 2008-12-18 17:30:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The 21-class Chess Supertournament continues in the city of Nan Czin, China. 7th tour's games took place on December 18. Levon

One of FIDE Grand Prix tournaments to be held in Yerevan,
in 2009 August
  • Sport
  • 2008-12-16 19:55:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 16, NOYAN TAPAN. The first tournament from FIDE Grand Prix series is held on December 14-29 in the capital city of Kalmykia, Elista. Grand

World Chess Olympiad champion Gabriel Sargsian recognized
Armenia's sportsman N 1
  • Sport
  • 2008-12-16 19:10:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 16, NOYAN TAPAN. On December 16, the Armenian Federation of Sports Journalists publicized the list of the best 10 sportsmen of Armenia in the

Head of Sports and Concert Complex Arman Muradian elected
President of Boxing Federation of Armenia
  • Sport
  • 2008-12-15 22:00:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN. A reporting conference of the Republican Boxing Federation was held at the Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture on December 13.

5 Armenian gymnasts to take part in Mikhail Voronin
Commemorative Tournament
  • Sport
  • 2008-12-15 19:15:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN. A Commemorative Tournament of Double Olympic champion in sports gymnastics Mikhail Voronin will be held on December 16-19 in Moscow. Vahagn Stepanian,

Armenian boxer Andranik Hakobian becomes world cup-holder
  • Sport
  • 2008-12-15 19:15:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The World Boxing Cup Tournament finished on December 14 in Moscow. In the final representative of Armenia Andranik Hakobian (75 kg,

Vrezh Petrosian gains bronze medal in European Student
Games
  • Sport
  • 2008-12-09 17:45:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. The Taekwondo Tournament under the program of European Student Games finished on December 8 in Moscow. As NT correspondent was informed

Artak Abrahamian takes 3rd place in International Judo
Tournament held in Tehran
  • Sport
  • 2008-12-08 16:00:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. The International Judo Tournament finished on December 6 in Tehran. Four sportsmen from Armenia took part in it. Artak Abrahamian (73

2009 European Judo Youth Championship to be held in Yerevan
  • Sport
  • 2008-12-05 16:15:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. An International Judo Tournament is held on December 3-5 in Tehran, in which 4 sportsmen from Armenia, Gor Azizbekian (60 kg,

Event organized in Yerevan to do honor to sportsmen and
coaches having great achievements in past tournament season
  • Sport
  • 2008-12-05 16:10:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. An event was organized at Alexander Spendiarian National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet on December 4 to do honor to

Gagik Tsarukian reelected Chairman of National Olympic
Committee of Armenia
  • Sport
  • 2008-12-04 18:35:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. Gagik Tsarukian was reelected Chairman of the National Olympic Committee of Armenia in the December 4 election held during Committee's