xYervand Mkrtchyan wins Armenia’s first-ever medal in athletics at FISU World University Games

10:06, 4 August 2023

YEREVAN, AUGUST 4, ARMENPRESS. Armenian sprinter Yervand Mkrtchyan has become the first-ever Armenian athlete to win a medal in athletics at the FISU World University Games.

Mkrtchyan won bronze in the Men’s 1500 final with a mark of 3:40.68.

France’s Benoit Campion took gold with a mark of 3:38.61 and Algeria’s Oussama Cherrad took silver with 3:40.64.

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