ARMENIAN TEAM TAKES 8TH PLACE AT EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Noyan Tapan
June 25, 2009

YEREVAN, JUNE 25, NOYAN TAPAN. On June 24 the Armenian team returned
home from the 1st European Athletics Team Championships held in
Sarajevo. The 25-member team of Armenia competed with 14 teams in
Group 3 and took 8th place.

As was reported previously, long-jumper Vardan Pahlevanian became
the winner with a result of 7.82 meters. Haykanush Beklarian competed
successfully in triple jump: with a result of 13.07 meters she took 2nd
place and surpassed her own record of Armenia by one centimeter. Aram
Davtian of the city of Artashat was third with a result of 1 min
51.97 sec in the 800 meter running race.