INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR ROBERT EMMIYAN AWARDS TO BE HELD IN GYUMRI
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. An international competition for
awards of the European record holder, long jumper Robert Emmiyan will
be held in the city of Gyumri on September 7. 16 long jumpers from 10
countries have already arrived in Armenia, and their number is likely
to grow.
In 1987 R. Emmiyan set a European record with the result of 8.86 m. In
the past 21 years no sportsman has broken his record. It is noteworthy
that Irving Saladino (Panama) won the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing
Olympic Games after jumping 8.74 m.
Robert Emmiyan is a chief advisor to the president of Quatar’s National
Olympic Committee. He is currently in Gyumri, heading the work on
preparation for the international competition.