Only 2 Of 10 Wrestlers From Armenia Win Prizes In Astara Traditional

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ONLY 2 OF 10 WRESTLERS FROM ARMENIA WIN PRIZES IN ASTARA TRADITIONAL INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR TOURNAMENT

Noyan Tapan
July 1, 2009

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 part in it. Artak
Hovhannisian (42 kg, Armavir) beat all his rivals and took the first
place and Emin Gevorgian (63 kg, Artashat) from his team took the
third place.

Greco-Roman Wrestling fights started on June 29.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS