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    Emil Lazarian
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Sports: Armenia to compete for medals and Olympic quotas in FIG World C’ship

MediaMax, Armenia
Oct 1 2019
Armenia to compete for medals and Olympic quotas in FIG World C’ship

Armenia will be represented by 3 athletes: European Games winner Artur Davtyan (all-around), European champion, bronze medalist of World Championship Harutyun Merdinyan (pommel horse) and silver medalist of the World Cup Artur Tovmasyan (rings). Head coach of the team is Hakob Serobyan.

This tournament is the biggest chance for Armenian gymnasts to earn Olympic quota. World Cup Series provide quotas as well, but two tournaments will be held in Baku.

The gymnastics team is already in Stuttgart and holding the last training sessions.

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