ARMEN GRIGORYAN: ARMENIAN ATHLETES HAVE SURPASSED RESULTS OF 2008

PanARMENIAN.Net
18.12.2009 18:52 GMT+04:00

Armenian athletes have surpassed the results of 2008, RA Minister of
Sports and Youth Affairs Armen Grigoryan said at the award-giving
ceremony on December 18 in the sports-concert complex after Karen
Demirchyan. "This year, athletes in various age categories, have
brought to Armenia 135 medals from international tournaments. In the
past year the Armenian federations of judo, boxing and fighting were
not working well. This year, they corrected their mistakes," Mr.

Grigoryan said.

Junior boxing world championship and youth judo championship held
in 2009 in Armenia . In 2009, the President of NOC of Armenia Gagik
Tsarukyan and Minister Armen Grigoryan met with the President of the
International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogue. Gagik Tsarukyan said
during the meeting that Armenia is ready to take the Youth Olympics
in 2018 or 2020.

>>From February 10, 2010 Yerevan will host the World Cup of Greco-Roman
wrestling. In June, Yerevan organizes Prix archery.