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.
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.