Sports: Armenian shooters win bronze at European C’ship

Panorama, Armenia

Sport 15:30 19/03/2019 Armenia

Armenian shooters have captured a bronze medal at the 2019 European Championship being held in Osijek, Croatia from 16 to 25 March.

Armenian athletes Lilit Mkrtchyan, Gohar Harutyunyan and Arusyak Grigoryan collected 541, 535 and 531 points, respectively, in the Running Target Women event of the championship on 18 March, the Shooting Federation of Armenia told Panorama.am.

They took the third spot in the Running Target Mixed Women event with a combined total of 1607 points.

Meantime, Zaven Igityan and Nare Gabrielyan scored a total of 747 points in the Air Pistol Mixed Junior Team event to sit in 20th place.

Overall, 13 Armenian shooters led by head coach Seyran Nikoghosyan are taking part in the European Championship, competing in three events – rifle, pistol and running target.

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