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SPORT DIGEST: A ROUNDUP OF RESULTS AT HOME AND ABROAD

By Suren Musayelyan, ArmeniaNow Reporter

FOOTBALL

Armenia gets new coach: Dutch specialist Henk Wisman has been appointed
Armenia’s new coach, a month after his French predecessor Bernard
Casoni was fired over a failed start of the World Cup 2006 campaign.

Wisman, 48, coached the Dutch Volendam and Den Bosch sides.

The Football Federation of Armenia announced that it signed a contract
with Wisman for the next 7 months plus 2 years. He is also supposed
to coach Armenia’s champions Pyunik.

Armenia’s next match in the World Cup qualifying campaign is in
Yerevan on June 4, against Macedonia.

PREMIER LEAGUE: In Day 6 of the national championship titleholders
Pyunik took over Premier League leadership in a six-pointer against
Banants on Tuesday.

Eighteen-year-old Edgar Manucharyan scored two crucial goals that
enabled Pyunik to register a 5-2 victory over their main rivals this
season and top the table with 16 points after six matches.

In the other three matches of the sixth round Mika beat Lernayin
Artsakh 3-1, Esteghlal Kotayk drew with Ararat 1-1 and Gyumri’s Shirak
drew with Dynamo Zenit 3-3.

After Day 6 matches Lernayin Artsakh is bottom of the table with only
3 points.

(Based on FFA reports)

Some progress: The international football governing body, FIFA,
has published the list of current rankings of national teams as
of May. Among 205 nations FIFA ranks Armenia 121st, which is some
advancement compared to the 123rd place occupied by Armenia as
of January.

CHESS

In Armenia’s chess championships among women after five rounds the
leader is Lilit Lazarian with 4.5 points.

After four straight wins Lazarian drew against Elina Danielyan
in the fifth game. Danielyan is currently 2nd with 4 points. Three
chess-players share the 3rd spot with 3 points each.

BOXING

Armenian boxers were successful in an international tournament that
ended in Tehran, Iran this week. Eight reached the semifinal stage
securing bronze medals. Three lost their semifinal fights. Two of
the five Armenian boxers who fought in the finals won gold medals.

BASKETBALL

In Armenia’s national championship that began recently 8 teams are
competing for the title divided into two groups. In Group 1 BKMA
(Central Sport Club of the Army) beat first the team of the Slavonic
University 64-59, then the Echmiadzin team 85-33 and then Vanadzor 78-
71. The Slavonic University’s team are now second in Group 1. Group
2 includes the team of the Engineering University, FIMA, teams from
Artsakh and Gyumri. Matches in this Group will begin on May 20 and
will be played in Gyumri.

UNARMED SELF-DEFENSE

Armenia’s youth and junior unarmed self-defense teams have left for
Serbia & Montenegro to participate in a European championship to be
held in that country’s town of Sambore. The teams are led by coach
Hovik Khojoyan. The teams mainly include athletes from the regions,
among whom is also Nor Hachn’s representative Ani Hakobyan (52 kg).

CALISTHENICS

Armenia’s calisthenics championships ended in Yerevan’s Karen
Demirchyan Sport and Concert Hall early this week. Among ten
participating teams the first place was won by the Calisthenics and
Athletics Olympic Successors School, the Kentron community’s team
was second and Kapan’s team was third. (Based on A1+ reports)

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress