Sports: World Sambo Championships: Armenia’s Mkhitaryan becomes gold medalist

News.am, Armenia

Nov 13 2017

Grigor Mkhitaryan (Armenia) has become a gold medalist at the World Sambo Championships 2017 that wrapped up in Sochi, Russia.

Mkhitaryan defeated his Kyrgyz opponent 7-0 in the final of the 52kg Combat Sambo competition.

And Vachik Vardanyan (Armenia) won a silver medal in the 68kg contest.

On Sunday, Tigran Kirakosyan (Armenia) was declared world champion in the 52kg Sport Sambo competition while Maksim Manukyan (57kg) and Arsen Khanjyan (100kg) had become bronze medalists.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS