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Published on May 29, 2009
SPORT: ARMENIA SECURES SEVEN MEDALS AT AIBA WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS IN YEREVAN
- Boxing Seven of the eight Armenian boxers who had reached the quarterfinal stage at the International Boxing Association (AIBA) world junior championships won their bouts on Wednesday in front of a delighted home crowd in Yerevan thus qualifying for the semifinals and securing at least bronze medals. Hayk Khachatryan (70 kg) and Aleksan Nazanyan (80 kg) beat Turkish coevals Burak Aksim and Dogan Er, respectively. In other bouts involving Armenian boxers, Koryun Soghomonyan (46 kg) beat Gianny Garcia (Cuba), Jonik Tonoyan (54 kg) beat Giorgy Manllkyan (Russia), Artur Kajoyan (60 kg) beat Alexander Malinin (Russia), Volodya Hayrapetyan (63 kg) beat Semajay Thomas (USA), and Gor Margaryan (+80 kg) beat Artyom Vassilenok (Kazakhstan). Samvel Voskanyan (75 kg) lost his quarterfinal bout to Russia’s Idris Shakhmanov. Five other Armenian boxers represented in other weight categories lost their bouts at earlier stages. The semifinal and final bouts are scheduled for Friday and Saturday, respectively. (Sources: Boxing Federation of Armenia; www.aiba.org) Soccer/ FC Pyunik Yerevan have extended their lead to five points after Round 9 matches played in Armenia’s premier league. Scoring the winner only in injury time of the second period, Pyunik registered a 3-2 victory over Ulis last weekend and now have 25 points in nine games. The defending champion’s chaser Banants surprisingly lost to Gandzasar (Kapan) 1-2 and let Mika, which beat Gyumri’s Shirak in an away game 4-0, overtake the second place. Mika have 20 points, while Banants are third with 18 points. Meanwhile, last season’s runner-up Ararat continued their decline with yet another defeat suffered in this season’s premier league games. This time they lost to Kilikia 2-3 despite leading twice within the last half an hour or so of the game. With nine defeats in as many games Ararat remain bottom in the eight-club league. In another development, Ararat have also lost an appeal against the national soccer governing body’s decision not to issue it a license for participation in the Euro-League, the successor of the former UEFA Cup competition, meaning that Ararat will not participate in the UEFA 2009/2010 club tournament commencing this summer, reported Armenpress news agency. Meanwhile, the next round of matches in the league is expected over the weekend, with Pyunik playing away with Kilikia and Banants hosting Shirak. Ararat are due to play Mika and Ulis will entertain Gandzasar. (Sources: Football Federation of Armenia; Armenpress) Chess Armenian grandmaster Gabriel Sargsyan scored 5 ½ points out of 7 and shared the 1st-2nd places with grandmaster Jaan Ehlvest (USA) in a open tournament held in Chicago, USA, reports www.armchess.am. Ehlvest beat Sargsyan in the Blitz Armageddon play-off. GM Varuzhan Hakobian (USA) was behind the winners with half a point and took the 5th place. GM Tigran L. Petrosyan (Armenia) was 9th with 4 ½ points. None of the three Armenian grandmasters lost a game.
- Suren Musayelyan
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