CHAMPION OF FIRST ALL-ARMENIAN BESKETBALL TOURNAMENT TO BECOME KNOWN ON
AUGUST 26
YEREVAN, AUGUST 26, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the time-table of the
first All-Armenian Basketball Tournament, the women teams held the 1/2
final and men teams the 1/4 final meetings on August 25. Basketball
players from Yerevan and Tehran contending for the 1st-4th places in
the women competitions won their rivals with great advantages. The
sportswomen from Yerevan won those from Gyumri with the score of
107-69, and those from Tehran won those from Tbilisi with score of
86-34. The Yerevan and Tehran teams will contend for the title of
champion, and the Gyumri and Tbilisi basketball players will compete
for the 3rd place on August 26. The 1/4 final meetings of the men
teams were held in a more persistent struggle. The following results
were fixed during them: Glendaile-Marseilles: 70-56, Vally-Gyumri:
105-63, Yerevan-Sochi: 71-50, Tbilisi-Tehran: 105-52. To recap, RA
President Robert Kocharian was present at the last
game. Glendaile-Valley and Yerevan-Tbilisi meetings of the 1/2 final
take place on August 26. Winners of these pairs will contend for the
title of champion at the August 27 final meeting.