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ARMENIAN KICKBOXING TEAM TO LEAVE FOR SPAIN TO PARTICIPATE IN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
17.06.2009 15:41 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On June 22, Armenian kickboxing team will leave
for Madrid, Spain, to participate in World Kickboxing Championship
due on June 23-27. The team will arrive in Spain on June 22, RA
Kickboxing Federation Chair Garnik Hayrapetyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net
correspondent.
"Our federation has invested its best efforts for our kick-boxers
to be in good shape before championship. The preparatory activities,
including trainings, food and medical services, were organized on a
high level. I have great expectations from our kick-boxers. I hope
we'll bring at least three gold medals," he said.
Armenian national team (chief coach: Arthur Arshakyan) will consist of
7 kick-boxers, including adult class sportsmen Melsik Baghdasarayan
(weigh class 53 kg.), Garik Tsaturyan (champion of Europe, w.c. 64
kg.), David Yeginyan (world champion, w.c. 64 kg.), Levon Sargsyan
(w.c. 50 kg.), Grigor Keyan (world and European champion, w.c. 57
kg.) and junior class kick-boxers Hrant Hayrapetyan (w.c. 55 kg.) and
Vardan Ghazaryan (w.c. 53 kg.).
During 2007 world championship, Armenian national team achieved
brilliant results, having won 9 gold medals. After the European
kickboxing championship organized in Kharkov in April 2009, our
sportsmen returned with 4 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze medals.
From: Baghdasarian
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
17.06.2009 15:41 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On June 22, Armenian kickboxing team will leave
for Madrid, Spain, to participate in World Kickboxing Championship
due on June 23-27. The team will arrive in Spain on June 22, RA
Kickboxing Federation Chair Garnik Hayrapetyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net
correspondent.
"Our federation has invested its best efforts for our kick-boxers
to be in good shape before championship. The preparatory activities,
including trainings, food and medical services, were organized on a
high level. I have great expectations from our kick-boxers. I hope
we'll bring at least three gold medals," he said.
Armenian national team (chief coach: Arthur Arshakyan) will consist of
7 kick-boxers, including adult class sportsmen Melsik Baghdasarayan
(weigh class 53 kg.), Garik Tsaturyan (champion of Europe, w.c. 64
kg.), David Yeginyan (world champion, w.c. 64 kg.), Levon Sargsyan
(w.c. 50 kg.), Grigor Keyan (world and European champion, w.c. 57
kg.) and junior class kick-boxers Hrant Hayrapetyan (w.c. 55 kg.) and
Vardan Ghazaryan (w.c. 53 kg.).
During 2007 world championship, Armenian national team achieved
brilliant results, having won 9 gold medals. After the European
kickboxing championship organized in Kharkov in April 2009, our
sportsmen returned with 4 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze medals.
From: Baghdasarian