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Sports: Armenia returning from Romania with 3 gold medals

News.am, Armenia
Sept 21 2020

PublishedArmenian Athletics Federation Monday, September 21, 2020

Armenia’s athletics team is bringing home three gold medals from the Balkan Athletics Championships held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Yervand Mkrtchyan scored gold medals after running 1,500 meters (3:47.60) and 3,000 meters (8:12.02).

Triple jumper Levon Aghasyan also won after running 16.53 meters.

Armenian American Alexander Donikian won fourth place after running in 10.44 seconds during the 10-meter race, which is Armenia’s record.

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