ARMENIAN GYMNASTS TO LEAVE FOR LONDON TO PARTICIPATE IN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

PanARMENIAN.Net
05.10.2009 18:46 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On October 13, Armenian gymnasts Vahagn Stepanyan
and Harutyun Merdinyan are leaving for London to participate in
World World Gymnastics Championship on October 13-19 (coach: Sos
Sargsyan). Stepanyan will take part in all round gymnastic competitions
(i.e. 6 disciplines) and Merdinyan will compete in pommel horse
discipline.

"There are 350 athletes participating in all round competitions and if
Vahagn is qualified for final, i.e. he is one of best 24 sportsmen,
that’ll be a success. Pommel horse discipline will bring together
250 gymnasts, and Merdinyan will attain best result in case he’s in
the list of top 8 athletes. By the way, Vahagn recently received leg
injury, but he’ll be ready for World Championship. On October 11,
we’ll conduct a checking training in London, and on October 13,
we’ll start competitions for World Championship," he said.