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Armenia-based boxing tournament renamed after Vladimir Yengibaryan
YEREVAN.- A memorial ceremony for the best boxer of all time Vladimir
Yengibaryan took place in Armenia in St. Sarkis church in Yerevan on
Sunday.
The ceremony was attended by President of Armenia~Rs National Olympic
Committee (NOC) Gagik Tsarukyan, Sport Minister Hrachya Rostomyan and
heads of sport federations and veterans.
Immediately after the ceremony, NOC Vice-President, member of the
executive committee of the European Boxing Association Derenik
Gabrielyan said that from now on the annual Boxing Tournament after
Gagik Tsarukyan will be renamed the tournament after Vladimir
Yengibaryan, official website of Armenian NOC reported.
Olympic champion, famous Soviet Armenian boxer Vladimir Yengibaryan
passed away at the age of 81 in Los Angeles on Friday.
http://sport.news.am/eng/news/18674/armenia-based-boxing-tournament-renamed-after-vladimir-yengibaryan.html
From: A. Papazian
YEREVAN.- A memorial ceremony for the best boxer of all time Vladimir
Yengibaryan took place in Armenia in St. Sarkis church in Yerevan on
Sunday.
The ceremony was attended by President of Armenia~Rs National Olympic
Committee (NOC) Gagik Tsarukyan, Sport Minister Hrachya Rostomyan and
heads of sport federations and veterans.
Immediately after the ceremony, NOC Vice-President, member of the
executive committee of the European Boxing Association Derenik
Gabrielyan said that from now on the annual Boxing Tournament after
Gagik Tsarukyan will be renamed the tournament after Vladimir
Yengibaryan, official website of Armenian NOC reported.
Olympic champion, famous Soviet Armenian boxer Vladimir Yengibaryan
passed away at the age of 81 in Los Angeles on Friday.
http://sport.news.am/eng/news/18674/armenia-based-boxing-tournament-renamed-after-vladimir-yengibaryan.html
From: A. Papazian