KHACHIKYAN AND JANOYAN TO REPRESENT ARMENIA AT THE OLYMPICS

European Athletics
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Aug 8 2008
Switzerland

Photo: Ani Khachikyan receiving her lucky Olympic Lion.

Armenia has named their women’s 100m Champion Ani Khachikyan and
men’s Javelin record holder Melik Janoyan to represent their country
at the Beijing Olympic Games.

Khachikyan was crowned Armenian 100m Champion this year with her
12.23 finish at the Armenian Championships at the end of May. The
17-year-old Armenian Junior record holder also finished first at this
year’s World Athletics Day and participated in the European Cup,
2nd League in Banska Bystrica, where she ran the 100m in 12.37,
and the 200m in 25.58.

Janoyan claimed third place at the 2007 European Cup Winter Throwing
in Yalta and was announced as Armenian Athlete of the Year, however
his best ever performance was his 78.03m in Adler this February.

Both young athletes are in top form going into their first ever
Olympic Games. They started the experience last week by meeting with
Gagik Tsarukyan President of the Armenian Olympic Committee last
week and being handed Olympic symbols and wished the very best of
luck for Beijing.