Search result 1 - 49 of 49
First | Prev. | 1 | Next | Last
Armenian government allocates $1 million to train athletes for Olympics, European and world championships
The Armenian government has released today additionally AMD 358.4 million to train Armenian athletes for the Olympics, European and world championships. YEREVAN, June 8. /ARKA/. The Armenian government has released today additionally AMD 358.4 million to train Armenian athletes for the Olympics, European and world championships. Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports ...
06/08/2023Armenian athletes win 9 medals at 2024 World Para-Armwrestling Championships in Chișinău
Armenian athletes have secured nine medals at the 2024 World Para-Armwrestling Championships in Chișinău, according to the National Federation of Disabled Sports of Armenia. YEREVAN, August 23. /ARKA/. Armenian athletes have secured nine medals at the 2024 World Para-Armwrestling Championships in Chișinău, according to the ...
08/23/2024Five Armenian sports federations to get more than AMD 1 billion for preparation for World and European championships
The Armenian government has released more than AMD 1 bln (over $2.7 mln) for preparing athletes for World and European championships in five sports in 2023. The decision was made at the government’s session on April 13. YEREVAN, April 14. /ARKA/. The Armenian government has released more than AMD 1 bln (over $2.7 mln) for preparing athletes for World and European ...
04/14/2023Armenian weightlifters likely to be allowed to participate in 2018 World Cup
... 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.... ... 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 ...
02/26/2018Yerevan to host European Weightlifting Championship in April 2023
The European Weightlifting Federation confirmed that the European Championships will be held in the capital of Armenia from April 15 to April 23, 2023. YEREVAN, January 13. /ARKA/. The European Weightlifting Federation confirmed that ... ... weightlifting team is slated for January 16. The European championship will rank the following weight categories for the 2024 Olympics in Paris: men - 61 kg, 73 kg, 89 kg, 102 kg and +102 kg, women - 49 kg, 59 kg, 71 kg, 81 kg and +81 kg. A maximum of ...
01/13/2023Armenia’s Mariam Mkrtchyan wins European U-18 Chess Championships in Turkey
Armenian chess player Mariam Mkrtchyan won the European Under-18 Junior Championships in Antalya, Turkey. YEREVAN, November 14. /ARKA/. Armenian chess player Mariam Mkrtchyan won the European Under-18 Junior Championships in Antalya, Turkey. She defeated Ireland's Tricia Karamanhala in the penultimate round and became ...
11/14/2022Armenian weightlifter clinches gold in world championship
... category has clinched gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championships in Turkmenistan. YEREVAN, November 9. /ARKA/. Armenian weightlifter Simon Martirosyan in the 109 kg category has clinched gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championships in Turkmenistan. Martirosyan lifted a record weight of 240 kg in the clean and jerk and 195 kg in the snatch. The total weight was 435 kg. Martirosyan won the gold medal at the Youth Games of 2014 and the silver medal at the Summer Olympics in Rio (2016) . The 84th World Weightlifting Championships runs from the 1st to the 10th of November in the capital of ...
11/09/2018Government allocates 338.1 million drams for monthly allowances to World, European and Olympic champions
The Armenian government will release 338.1 million drams to pay monthly allowances to World, European and Olympic champions. YEREVAN,... ... by a special procedure. Winners of the rated Olympic competitions will be paid 300 thousand drams. The winners of the World Championships will get 500,000 drams, those who won the second place will get 400,000 drams, and the third place - 300,000 drams....
06/17/2022Two Armenian boxers beat Turkish and Azerbaijani rivals and reach European U-22 Boxing Championship final
Two Armenian boxers - Ruslan Aslikyan (57 kg) and Artur Shahpazyan (63, 5 kg) – have reached the finals in the European U-22 Boxing Championships in Croatia and will compete for the gold medals on March 23. YEREVAN, March 22. /ARKA/. Two Armenian boxers - Ruslan Aslikyan (57 kg) and Artur Shahpazyan (63, 5 kg) – have reached the finals in the European U-22 Boxing Championships ...
03/22/2022Armenian government raises monthly payments to Olympic and world champions
The government of Armenia decided today to raise the amount of payments paid to winners of Olympic and world championships medals. YEREVAN, March 19. /ARKA/. The government of Armenia decided today to raise the amount of payments paid to winners of Olympic and world championships medals. The news was announced by Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Sports ...
03/19/2020Liana Gyurjyan picks up three gold medals at European Junior Championships
Liana Gyurjyan, an Armenian weight-lifter, has won three golden medals in three events of the European Junior Championships in Kosovo, the press office National Olympic Committee of Armenia reported on Friday. YEREVAN, September 29. /ARKA/. Liana Gyurjyan, an Armenian weight-lifter, has won three golden medals in three events of the European Junior Championships ...
09/29/2017Armenian government releases 557.6mln drams to double payments to winners of championships
The Armenian government will double payments to winners and medalists of Olympic, Paralympic and Sub-Olympic Games, other international ... ... their coaches, personal trainers and second trainers. In particular, the athletes winning the 1st to the 3rd places at world championships will receive 10mln, 7mln and 4mln drams respectively. Coaches will be paid 5mln, 3.5mln and 2mln, and the second ...
12/15/2022Armenia’s Malkhas Amoyan wins gold in Junior World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships
Malkhas Amoyan has won the gold medal in the 2018 Junior World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships in Trnava, Slovakia, in the category up to 67 kilogram weight. YEREVAN, September 20. /ARKA/. Malkhas ... ... World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships in Trnava, Slovakia, in the category up to 67 kilogram weight. In the final, the Armenian wrestler defeated 10-0 his rival from Uzbekistan, Makhmud Bakhshilloev. Tigran Minasyan, who was defeated by Iranian ...
09/20/2018AC Milan Academy Junior camp to be held in Armenia: advanced companies team up for young footballers (VIDEO)
AC Milan Academy Junior camp will be held in Armenia to host 160 young people from regions of Armenia for a unique opportunity to train at the world’s best football camp ... ... eligible participants are 11-15 aged boys and girls from the regions of Armenia, who have participated in the Armenian junior championships, play in regional football clubs and have demonstrated outstanding performance in championships A World Soccer Poll ...
04/27/2023AC Milan Academy Junior Camp kicks off in Armenia for the first time
AC Milan Academy Junior Camp has kicked off in Armenia for the first time to host 160 young people from regions of Armenia for a unique opportunity to train at the world’s ... ... eligible participants are 11-15 aged boys and girls from the regions of Armenia, who have participated in the Armenian junior championships, play in regional football clubs and have demonstrated outstanding performance in championships. Coaches from AC ...
05/29/2023Armenia to host European Weightlifting Championship 2023
... level: "This is really a good opportunity to show again one of our strongest sports, to tell Europe that we have good weightlifting. It will also help in general to increase the popularity of the sport. We have to do our best to hold the European Championships at a very high level.' The European Weightlifting Championship in Armenia will be ranked for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. At the end of March, Minister Vahram Dumanyan received European Weightlifting Federation (EWF) President Antonio Conflitti and Secretary General Milan Mihajlovic, who visited the Karen Demirchyan Sport-Concert Complex that will host ...
04/22/2022Unibank – the Main Sponsor of the Velosolutions UCI Pump Track World Championship Qualifier in Armenia
For the first time in Armenia, the Velosolutions UCI Pump Track World Championships Qualifier will be held. The Velosolutions UCI Pump Track is organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and Velosolutions. YEREVAN, July 25. /ARKA/. For the first time in Armenia, the Velosolutions UCI Pump Track World Championships ...
07/25/2025Armenia’s men’s and women’s national chess team fail to win medals at Europe’s championship
Armenia’s men’s and women’s national chess team finished outside top three at European Team Championships in Poland’s Warsaw. Armenia’s men’s team placed fourth among 38 teams after drawing with counterparts from Azerbaijan in the ninth and final round of the competition. YEREVAN, November 18. / ARKA /. Armenia’s men’s and ...
11/18/2013Seven Armenian chess players are in FIDE's latest rating of top 100
Seven Armenian chess players are in FIDE's latest rating of the top 100 players. YEREVAN, January 3. /ARKA/. Seven Armenian chess players are in FIDE's latest rating of the top 100 players. They are Gabriel Sargissian - 41st place (2699), the silver medalist of the 2022 Olympics; Hayk Martirosyan - 57th place (26820, World Blitz bronze medalist and Mamikon Gharibyan, 57th place, (2490). FIDE's rating of strongest female chess players includes Elina Danielyan - 35th place, (2431), the winner of the Club European Championships with ASVOe Pamhagen, Austria; Mariam Mkrtchyan - 69th place, (2381), the current World and Europe U18 champion. ...
01/03/2023Armenia’s Artur Alexanyan secures third consecutive world title
Reigning Olympic champion Artur Aleksanyan (98 kg) of Armenia secured his third consecutive world title on the opening day of competition at the World Championships in Paris yesterday after beating Russia’s Musa Yevloyev 3-1. YEREVAN, August 21, /ARKA/. Reigning Olympic champion Artur Aleksanyan (98 kg) of Armenia secured his third consecutive world title on the opening day of competition at ...
08/22/2017Armenia’s chess team shares 3-5th places with the Netherlands and China in world championship
Armenia’s chess national team shares 3-5th places with the Netherlands and China after the fifth round of the world championship ... ... draw with Russians and Azerbaijanis, won over Egyptians (3:1) and Americans (2.5:1:5) and lost to Chinese (1.5:2.5). Team world championships, involving 10 strongest teams, winners of chess olympiads and continental championships have been held since 1985....
12/02/2013Armenian premier: quick introduction of mortgage lending concept necessary
... election campaign program of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, the Premier said. The reason for this statement was the discussions on the presidential instruction to allocate individual pensions to sportsmen and coaches who achieved high results on Olympics, world and European championships. Mortgage loans extended by Armenia’s commercial banks had totaled 81.1bln Drams by the end of the fourth quarter 2008. ($1=369.85Drams). N.V. –0--
04/03/2009Government allocates 5 billion drams additionally for organization of European Weightlifting Championship in Yerevan
The Armenian government has allocated today more than AMD 4.86 billion additionally for holding the European Weightlifting Championships in Yerevan. YEREVAN, March 23. /ARKA/. The Armenian government has allocated today more than AMD 4.86 billion additionally for holding the European Weightlifting Championships in Yerevan. The government said some expenditure items have ...
03/23/2023Armenia to host European Youth Boxing Championship
European Youth Boxing Championships will be held in Yerevan in April 2023, the Armenian Ministry of Science, Education, Culture and Sports reported. YEREVAN, January 4. /ARKA/. European Youth Boxing Championships will be held in Yerevan in April 2023, the Armenian Ministry of Science, Education, Culture and Sports reported. ...
01/04/2023Armenian chess players to face Americans in third round of world championship
Armenian chess players will face Americans in the third round of the world championship in Turkey’s Antalya. YEREVAN, ... ... each. China and the US scored two points each, Russia has one point and Turks, Egyptians and Dutch have no points. Team world championships, involving 10 strongest teams, winners of chess olympiads and continental championships have been held since 1985....
11/28/2013Armenians play against Egyptians in world chess championship’s second round
Armenian chess players are facing today Egyptians in the second round of the world championship in Turkey’s Antalya. YEREVAN,... ... Azerbaijan which won round one games have each two points. The Americans, Egyptians, Turks and Dutch have no points. Team world championships, involving 10 strongest teams, winners of chess olympiads and continental championships have been held since 1985....
11/27/2013Europe team chess championship – Armenia vs Bulgaria (live)
Armenia’s national chess team starts today its race in the Europe Team Chess Championship in Warsaw. In the first game, the ... ... 2002, 2004. It was the winner of the 1999 Europe Championship, and pulled off silver and bronze in the 2007 and 1997 Europe championships and bronze in the 1997, 2001 and 2005 world championships. ---0----
11/08/2013Armenian shooter wins gold at European Youth Shooting Championship in Czech Republic
Armenian shooter Gor Khachatryan has won the gold medal in the mixed 50m individual event, scoring 388 points at the European Youth Championships in moving target shooting in Plzen, Czech Republic. YEREVAN, 4 September. /ARKA/. Armenian shooter Gor Khachatryan has won the gold medal in the mixed 50m individual event, scoring 388 points at the European Youth Championships in moving ...
09/04/2024Two Armenian athletes win gold at European championships
Armenian woman weightlifter Alexandra Grigoryan (55 kg) won the European champion title for the first time in her career with the result of 196 kg at the championship held in Sofia, Bulgaria, the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport reported....
02/14/2024Government releases 750 million drams for organization of European Boxing Championship
The Armenian government has released today 750.2 mln drams for the organization and holding of the European Boxing Championships in Yerevan. YEREVAN, April 15. /ARKA/. The Armenian government has released today 750.2 mln drams for the organization and holding of the European Boxing Championships in Yerevan. Armenian Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports ...
04/15/2022Armenia's Artur Aleksanyan becomes five-time European champion in Greco-Roman wrestling
Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler Artur Aleksanyan (97 kg) won Wednesday gold at the European Championships under way in Rome, Italy, after defeating Italy’s Nikoloz Kakhelashvili. YEREVAN, February 13. /ARKA/. Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler Artur Aleksanyan (97 kg) won Wednesday gold at the European Championships under way in Rome, Italy,...
02/13/2020Chess championship for media representatives to be held under VTB Bank (Armenia) sponsorship
Another chess championship for media resources will be held in Armenia under VTB Bank (Armenia) sponsorship and with the Chess Academy of Armenia and Sil Maaza Company support. YEREVAN,... ... conducting this already traditional contest.” Vadim Mkrtchyan, Golos Armenii newspaper correspondent, has won three previous championships - in 2015, 2016 and 2017. To take part in the event, media representatives should call 007 181878 or 010 5506119....
02/08/2018President: Armenian athletes become symbols for younger generation
On December 27 Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan participated at the honoring and award ceremony of the ten best athletes of Armenia. ... ... decently – after a long interval Armenia has won a gold medal. This, as well as the medals won at the 2016 World and European championships for the adults, young and teen athletes, according to the President is the result of the years-long hard work. ...
12/28/2016Fourth chess tournament for mass media representatives held under VTB Bank (Armenia) sponsorship
The fourth chess tournament for mass media representatives took place Saturday in Yerevan under the sponsorship of VTB Bank (Armenia) and with support from the Chess Academy of Armenia and Sil Maaza Company, the press office of the bank reported on Monday.... ... The winner of the fourth championship was Vadim Mkrtchyan, Golos Armenii newspaper correspondent, who has won three previous championships - in 2015, 2016 and 2017. He scored 6 of the possible 7 points. Suren Baghdasaryan, chief editor at Football Plus ...
02/12/2018Armenia is self-sufficient tourism destination: Russian expert says
"Armenia is a unique country for lovers of historical, cultural, and event tourism and in this sense it is quite self-sufficient.... ... as cultural events, festivals, they will bring more tourists to Armenia," he said. "For example, Armenia’s open championships of water and mountainous tourism will attract athletes, coaches and fans," he said. -0-
10/12/2012Shell brand is already in Armenia: first fuel stations put into operation
On June 29, 2023, Royal Oil, official licensee of Shell brand in Armenia, launched the first two Shell branded fuel stations , at 6/3 and 15/1 of Artashat Highway in Yerevan ... ... natural gas. The company cooperates with the leading world motorsport teams in the framework of the world's most prestigious championships. The company's partners in motorsport are Scuderia Ferrari, Ducati Corse in MotoGP, BMW. Shell is the number one ...
06/30/2023We hope that some of these Armenian children will become professional football players. Claudio Zola
The Milan Academy Junior Camp has kicked off in Yerevan bringing together Italian coaches, kids and teens from Armenian regions and leading brands. YEREVAN, June 1. /ARKA/. The Milan Academy Junior Camp has kicked off in Yerevan bringing ... ... football clubs. The participants have showcased exceptional performance, having previously participated in the Armenian junior championships and distinguished themselves as the finest in their respective positions. To train the children, AC Milan Academy ...
06/01/2023Armenia to have greater success in next Olympic Games - Sargsyan
On Sunday, Serzh Sargsyan, Armenian president, praising the medal winners of the 31st Olympian Games and their trainers and handing them high state awards,... ... will be successful in future competitions”. “And I am confident that not only during the forthcoming European and World Championships, Mihran will be able to achieve success. I am confident that in Tokyo Mihran will become a champion; the important ...
09/19/2016VTB Bank (Armenia) football team participated in VTB group’s 9th games
VTB Bank (Armenia) football team took part in the IX Games of the Russian VTB Group, the bank's press service reported today, saying also ... ... this year brought together teams of VTB Group from seven countries -more than 900 athletes who competed for team and individual championships. This year, the Games program included 13 sport events: mini-football, volleyball, streetball, all-round, darts,...
08/08/2016Allegations about resignation false: head of Armenia’s Football Federation
Head of the Football Federation of Armenia (FFA) Ruben Hayrapetyan told a press conference he is not yet going to leave the post, Novosti-Armenia reports. YEREVAN,... ... coach said. Hayrapetyan also said the Federation faces a challenge – to enter to the final stage of either world or Europe championships and will not leave his post unless the aim is achieved. “It is an everyday work, and you will see the fruits, ...
06/13/2013Results of winter rally among jeep-trial fans summarized in Armenia
... phase by extreme types of sport have been summarized. The championship was organized by the Association of Extreme Sport in Armenia and “ArmenTel” (trade mark Beeline). Press-service of “ArmenTel” informed ARKA News Agency that 25 crews consisting ... ... towards the new type of the motor sport, and taking into account numerous requests of the competitors, we will organize serious championships in all the regions of the country in future”, said the President of the Association of Extreme Sports of Armenia ...
02/14/2012Acting defense minister elaborates on conscripts entitled to military deferment
Armenia’s acting defense minister Vigen Sargsyan elaborated today on what the wording "exceptional achievements" means ... ... allowing him to participate in the Olympic Games, as well as having won from the 1st to the 5th places at world and European championships, as well as at Universiades. To receive a conscription deferment, the student or the head of the athletic federation ...
04/12/2018Lists of applicants enrolled in Armenia’s state-owned universities to be unveiled on July 15
Lists of the applicants enrolled in Armenia’s state-owned universities will be released to public on July 15, Robert Sukiasyan, the secretary of the National Enrolment ... ... the 2nd disability degrees will study in universities at the account of the government. Sixteen winners of European and world championships and 14 winners of international school Olympiads will have their lessons in universities paid from the government ...
07/13/2016Armenia’s basketball federation to strengthen its marketing
Armenia’s Basketball Federation intends to involve foreign experts in strengthening its marketing, the President of the Federation ... ... preventing development of basketball in Armenia, the head of the Federation said. The state funds only just suffice to hold national championships, cover transportation costs for participation in international tournaments and for trainings, Rostomian said. In ...
04/07/2008Mariam Mkirtchyan wins U-18 world chess championship
Young Armenian chess player Mariam Mkrtchyan has won the world championship in U-18 category before the last round of the competition,... ... the 10th, last round) and Emin Ohanyan (3-5 places) have chances to win medals in U-18 boys’ championship. The World chess championships among girls and boys under 14, 16 and 18 are hosted by the Romanian city of Mamaia.-0-
09/16/2022Government releases 200 million drams for preparing athletes for international competitions
The Armenian government on Thursday decided to release additionally 200 million drams from its Reserve Fund for preparing athletes ... ... used to purchase modern equipment and conduct training sessions so that Armenian athletes can prepare for world and European championships in 2022," Khzmalyan noted. He said the money will be distributed to basketball, boxing, wrestling, swimming,...
05/26/2022Top ten Armenian athletes of the year named
Head coaches of Armenian national teams and sports journalists have named the best ten athletes of the year: YEREVAN, December 21. /ARKA/.... ... "People's Choice" nomination according to the SMS-voting. Armenian athletes have won 199 medals in various tournaments and championships in 2021. The prize fund of the competition is 50 million drams (more than $50 thousand). Each athlete, included ...
12/21/2021Ameria Group of companies to conduct fifth traditional charity auction for treatment of sick children
... requiring emergency treatment. "This charity auction with the symbolic name "Sports for Life" brings together Armenian and foreign athletes who won international acclaim and who donated sports equipment with their autographs," the ... ... says. The event will be attended by renowned athletes and GMs - Greco-Roman Wrestling Olympic champion and World and European Championships gold medalist Levon Julfalakyan, three-time Olympic champion in gymnastics, four-time world champion and two-time ...
12/11/2014Armenian football legends skeptical of win over Portuguese in today’s qualifier
Players of legendary Armenian “Ararat-73” football club Eduard Markarov and Arkady Andreasyan said they do not believe the Armenian national will ... ... will be hard, but the Armenian team is able to play a decent game, Markarov said. In order to qualify for the world and Europe championships, the Armenian national team will need at least 4-5 players of Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s level, Andreasyan said....
11/14/2014Search result 1 - 49 of 49
First | Prev. | 1 | Next | Last
Sorted by relevance | Sort by date
