FOURTH PAN-ARMENIAN GAMES FINISH IN YEREVAN

Noyan Tapan
Aug 27 2007

YEREVAN, AUGUST 27, NOYAN TAPAN. The fourth Pan-Armenian Games finished
in Yerevan on August 26. The teams from Yerevan won in the competitions
of basket-ball, volley-ball and football. The team of Stepanakert
was the first in the football tournament. Chess players Gor Virabian
(Nor Hatchn) and Diana Mnatsakanian (Abovian), table tennis-players
Murad Sargsian (Gyumri), Anna Poghosian (Yerevan), Hasmik Matevosian
– Tatev Yengibarian (Yerevan), and Alexandre Diarian (Stepanakert) –
Arshak Haroutiunian (Yerevan) couples received the championship title.

Hovhannes Davtian (solo games, Yerevan) and Haroutiun Saringulian –
Henrik Nikoghosian, Lusine Davtian – Ani Amiraghian couples (all from
Yerevan) were the best in the men’s tennis tournament.

The obvious leaders with the number of the gained medals are the
sportsmen from Yerevan: 36 golden, 22 silver, and 19 bronze medals.

Gayane Tunian (Yerevan, tennis) was recognized as the beauty of
the games.

The prize "Fair game" was handed to the volley-ball team of Los
Angeles. The team of Istanbul was recognized as the best sporting
delegatation of the Diaspora. The prize "Sporting soul and patience"
was given to the men’s basket-ball team of Kahire.

Serge Sargsian, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, was
awarded with the "Sign of Honor" order of the world committee of the
Pan-Armenian Games.

The closing ceremony of the games took place in the Opera and Ballet
National Academic Theatre after A. Spendiarian. A great concert
was organized in the Azatutiun (Freedom) square after the official
ceremony.

The fifth Pan-Armenian Games will take place in four years, that is,
in 2011.