The Ministry of Diaspora and the Development Fund of Armenia are strengthening cooperation

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Sports: Armenian wrestlers win more medals on final day of Kiev tournament

MediaMax, Armenia
Feb 26 2018
Armenian wrestlers win more medals on final day of Kiev tournament

Armen Melikyan (60kg) beat Ukrainian Denis Chubanov and Karapet Chalyan (77kg) defeated Azerbaijan’s Hasan Aliyev, while Artur Shahinyan and Maksim Manukyan (87kg) also won their fights for the third place, competing with Alexander Shishman (Ukraine) and Semyon Novikov (Ukraine) respectively. 

Earlier, Artur Aleksanyan (97kg) won gold and Slavik Galstyan (63kg) brought bronze to Levon Julfalakyan’s team.

Unfortunately, Armenia’s freestyle wrestlers will return from the Kiev tournament without medals.

Sports: Wrestler Artur Aleksanyan declared winner of Kiev international tournament

Panorama, Armenia
Feb 26 2018
Sport 10:39 26/02/2018Armenia

Olympic champion, a three-time World Champion a three-time European Champion Artur Aleksanyan of Armenia was named the winner of the Kiev international tournament.  As the National Olympic Committee of Armenia reported, in the final bout the 97kg weight class, Aleksanyan defeated Dmitri Timchenko of Ukraine.

Another representative of Armenia Slavik Galstyan competing in the 63kg weight class, conquered bronze, the source said.

Sports: Armenian boxer Gurgen Hovhannisyan grabs silver at Strandja 2018

Panorama, Armenia
Feb 26 2018

The 69th International Boxing Tournament Strandja 2018 has come to an end in Sofia, Bulgaria, with Armenia’s heavyweight boxer Gurgen Hovhannisyan winning a silver medal.

Hovhannisyan lost his bout against Petar Belberov of Bulgaria in the finals to win the silver medal, the National Olympic Committee told Panorama.am.

A total of seven boxers headed by assistant coach Vahan Adilkhanyan represented Armenia at Strandja 2018. Of them, four athletes made it through to the quarter-finals of the boxing tournament.

Sports: Armenian national basketball team beats Albania

Panorama, Armenia
Feb 26 2018
Sport 12:32 26/02/2018 Armenia

Armenian national basketball team won over Albania at 84-65 on Sunday in the regular round of pre-qualifier basketball match for the FIBA EuroBasket 2021.

National Olympic Committee reports that our team dominated the game in all four quarters. The game was quite important for us as it brought the team to the top of the group.

According to the source, Allan Hess was named the man of the match with 21 points. Armenia will face Denmark in the last pre-qualifier game set on June 28.

Sports: Armenian wrestlers snatch 6 medals at Kiev Memorial tournament

PanArmenian, Armenia
Feb 26 2018

PanARMENIAN.NetArmenian Greco-Roman wrestlers have secured four bronze medals at the XXI Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial tournament in Kiev after Olympic Champion Artur Aleksanyan (98 kg weight category) snatched gold and Slavik Galstyan (68 kg) won bronze earlier.

On Sunday, February 25, Karapet Chalyan (77 kg), Armen Melikyan (60 kg), Maxim Manukyan (87 kg) and Artur Shahinyan (87 kg) took a bronze medal each.

Freestyle wrestlers fought earlier but were unable to win medal.

Sports: Armenia wins one medal in Strandja 2018

MediaMax, Armenia
Feb 26 2018
Armenia wins one medal in Strandja 2018

Gurgen Hovhannisyan (91kg) was the most successful Armenian athlete in Strandja 2018. He won all his fights up until the final and lost to Petar Belberov (Bulgaria) 1-4, collecting the silver medal.

He became the only medalist in Vahan Adilkhanyan’s seven-man team.

Sports: Cheerful comments of basketball players following the victory

MediaMax, Armenia
Feb 26 2018
Cheerful comments of basketball players following the victory


The players shared their impressions after the game.

Alan Hess

We put an enormous amount of efforts to be able to win in this tough game. Our competitor was very perseverant.

Photo: Mediamax

The fans were just great, they always provide warm atmosphere during home games. They have supported us since summer.

We are very excited about the victory over Albania and the fact that we were able to accomplish our goal. We have plenty of chances to qualify for the next stage.

Aragad Abramyan

We showed our team work, the most important part of which is our victory. I am happy for my first performance within Armenia national team; I was very calm. I haven’t got such a high-level game for some time now, and I hope I will be able to play even better in the future.

We are not just teammates, we communicate outside the court as well. We are close friends, that’s why we understand each other well during the game.

Photo: Mediamax


Lucas Fischer

We performed very well. We had a game with Albanian team last year so we knew our competitor well. The fans were just perfect. I think we have big chances to qualify for the next stage.


Sports: Armenian weightlifters likely to be allowed to participate in 2018 World Cup

ARKA, Armenia
Feb 26 2018

YEREVAN, February 26. /ARKA/. Armenia’s weightlifters are very likely to be allowed to compete  in the 2018 World Cup, the head coach of the men’s team Pashik Alaverdyan, who is also secretary general of the Weightlifting Federation of Armenia, said today in a comment on the possibility of Armenian athletes’ participation  in the world championship in case Armenia’s suspension period is shortened.

The last September decision by the International Weightlifting Federation followed the re-testing of anti-doping samples from the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. Countries with at least three doping offences from those Olympics were suspended for one year. They are Armenia Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Ukraine and Moldova. 

The Armenian team has already missed the World Weightlifting Championship held from November 28 to December 5 in the American Anaheim and several other international competitions 

“I hope that the International Weightlifting Federation will sign on March 26 a relevant decision that will remove the disqualification of our team and allow our athletes to prepare for the World Cup and other international competitions,” Alaverdyan said.

The 2018 World Weightlifting Championships will be held in the capital of Turkmenistan – Ashgabat – from November 24 to December 5.

Alaverdyan specified that the disqualification of the Armenian national team will be lifted only if about 20 requirements of the International Weightlifting Federation are fully met. 

Last June, the International Olympic Committee warned weightlifting to do more to fight doping or risk being cut from the 2024 Paris Games. There were more than 50 failed tests in weightlifting from the 2008 and 2012 Olympics combined, putting it second only to athletics, which had many more competitors. In some weightlifting events, all three original medalists were disqualified. -0-

An ОЗМ-72 anti-personnel mine was found in Syunik Marz

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On February 25, at 8:26 p.m., the Ministry of Emergency Situations was alerted that a mine was found on the 1st kilometer of the Srashen-Tsav village highway in Syunik region. the help of rescuers is needed.


The operative group of the regional rescue department went to the scene.


It was found that an unknown type of mine was found near the roadside at 28 km of the Kapan-Tsav highway. According to preliminary data, it is ОЗМ-72 anti-personnel, jumping out (лягушка) type.


The rescuers demarcated the area and were on duty before the police officers approached. the mine was handed over to an employee of the Kapan police department for protection.