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Other sports | 30.08.10 | 16:23

Youth Olympics: Silver and bronze for Armenia in Singapore

By Suren Musayelyan

Team Armenia have returned with four medals, including one silver, from the first-ever Youth Olympic Games that ended in Singapore last week.

The 2010 Summer Games held August 14-26 had brought together around 3,500 athletes, aged 14-18, from 205 countries.

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Other sports | 27.07.10 | 10:03

A martial arts bow: Armenian condolences on Azeri fighter’s death

By Suren Musayelyan

In a rare display of a true athletic spirit, an Armenian sport official has offered his and his federation’s condolences on the death of a young sportsman from Azerbaijan.

In a telegram addressed to his Azerbaijani counterpart Ceyhun Mamedov, President of the Armenian Sambo Federation Levon Hayrapetyan said the federation of the sport in Armenia regretted the neighboring republic’s loss of a talented sambo fighter, who drowned in a lake over the weekend.

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Other sports | 24.05.10 | 14:51

Melted Joy: Armenian ice hockey team is suspended apparently over citizenship issue

By Gayane Abrahamyan

Armenia’s fledging ice hockey team has been indefinitely suspended by the Committee of International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), apparently because about 15 of its members have foreign (United States) citizenship.

President of the Armenian Ice Hockey Federation Hayk Jaghatspanyan emphasizes that the team – hosts of last month’s Division III World Championship – is not disqualified, but simply suspended until matters can be clarified on rules concerning dual citizenship.

Battle of the Ice: Armenia hosting international ice hockey championship

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Other sports | 17.05.10 | 12:52

Martial Arts Success: Team Armenia wins medals at European Sambo Championships

By Suren Musayelyan

Armenian athletes have returned with six medals, including a gold and a silver, from the European championships in the combat sport of sambo that ended in the Belarus capital of Minsk on Sunday.

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Other sports | 20.04.10 | 13:58

Volcanic fallout: Armenian athletes fail to reach UK for gymnastics championships

Based on www.armsport.am report

Air travel disruptions caused by a volcanic ash cloud over Europe are affecting Armenia’s participation in a major European sporting event being hosted in the United Kingdom.

Global Fallout: Iceland volcano 3,000 miles away affecting Armenia

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Other sports | 19.04.10 | 09:39

Hye Hockey!: Ice Age comes to Armenia

By Suren Musayelyan

From an air of skepticism and disbelief at the beginning to the feeling of pride and certain fulfillment at the end of what was an unlikely sporting event to be held in Armenia, local fans appeared last week to be shifting attitudes towards the future of ice hockey in their country.

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Other sports | 16.04.10 | 09:35

Following the Puck: Armenians get taste of international ice hockey

By Karine Ionesyan

Ice hockey is a nascent sport in Armenia, but it is already seven years that the country has its own federation and a team that has regularly participated in world championships. This year Armenia is hosting its first-ever big international ice hockey tournament as Yerevan has been entrusted with organizing the 2010 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Division III World Championships.

First win: Armenia thrashes South Africa in Ice Hockey Championships

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Other sports | 15.04.10 | 09:46

First win: Armenia thrashes South Africa in Ice Hockey Championships

By Suren Musayelyan

The world’s officially worst ice hockey team, Armenia, registered Wednesday night a smashing victory over South Africa to the delight of numerous fans at a Yerevan arena hosting the 2010 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Division III World Championships.

Battle of the Ice: Armenia hosting international ice hockey championship

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Other sports | 14.04.10 | 10:30

Battle of the Ice: Armenia hosting international ice hockey championship

By Suren Musayelyan

Armenia will be in action at home against three other nations in ice hockey beginning Wednesday night.

Yerevan is the city hosting the 2010 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Division III World Championships, April 14-18. The rival nations in Division III Group B Tournament are Armenia, South Africa, Mongolia and North Korea.

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Other sports | 03.03.10 | 11:26

U.S. Snowboarders to Visit Armenia as Sports Envoys

Source: US Department of State

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs SportsUnited office, in partnership with Roxy, a brand of Quiksilver, is conducting a snowboarding Sports Envoy program in Armenia, March 3-7, 2010. Professional snowboarders and Roxy team riders Amber Stackhouse and Erin Comstock will be the first action sports athletes to be sent abroad as Sports Envoys by SportsUnited.

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Other sports | 02.03.10 | 14:20

Armenia judo wins in Prague, Tbilisi

Armenia’s former European champion in judo Armen Nazaryan (66 kg) won the top title in the Judo 2010 World Cup second round tournament held in Prague, Czech Republic, February 26-27, reports the National Olympic Committee of Armenia (www.armnoc.am). It took the Armenian athlete 2 minutes and 54 seconds to beat a French rival in the final fight and take the winner’s spot. A total of four Armenian judokas took part in the competitions.

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Soccer: Armenia announces Iran friendly

Armenian soccer’s governing body has announced a friendly game between the national teams of Armenia and Iran that is due to be held in Yerevan next month.

The Football Federation of Armenia (FFA) said on Wednesday the game will take place at Hrazdan Stadium in the capital on August 11 (kickoff at 9:00pm local time).

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A gift for Merkel: King Arthur gives German Chancellor a pair of boxing gloves

King Arthur Abraham welcomed a special guest on Monday when German Chancellor Angela Merkel stopped by to visit the renowned training facilities in Kienbaum. Hundreds of world-class athletes, including dozens of Olympic gold medal winners and world champions, use the sports center each year to prepare for their events. Team Sauerland also stages its training camps in Kienbaum, which is located 20 miles east of Berlin. Ulli Wegner and his fighters will return on July 28, moving camp from the Max-Schmeling-Gym to the sports center.

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Soccer: Armenia’s Mika might play Liverpool

By Suren Musayelyan

Armenia’s FC Mika will have everything to play for when they host a Macedonian team in the second leg of a UEFA Europa League second qualifying round tie in Yerevan on Thursday. In what seemed to be more of a blessing than a curse for any Armenian team at this stage, the tournament’s draw late last week decided that the winner of the Mika v Rabotnicki tie got an underperforming, but, nonetheless, renowned English Premiership club Liverpool as their next opponent in the third and final qualifying round.

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Youth Olympics: Silver and bronze for Armenia in Singapore

Bravo Team Armenia,but 4 madals is not good enough. Let's concentrate on the Gold shall we. Your Grade: D+...

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