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By a stroke of pure luck and dogged determination, a five member Armenian delegation leaves Yerevan today headed for Vancouver, Canada, to participate in the 2010 Paralympics. The games will host 1,000 disabled athletes from 40 nations. »»»»»
An evening reception to honor the four young athletes who represented Armenia in the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics took place at St. Vardan’s Armenian Church in Vancouver, Canada.
Two hundred people showed up to congratulate the athletes – Kristineh Khachatryan, Ani-Matilda Seribrakyan, Sergei Mikayelyan and Arsen Nersisyan. Arman Hakobyan, Armenia’s Acting Ambassador to Canda, was on hand to officiate at the ceremony and he thanked the four young athletes for displaying a truly competitive spirit and performing to the best of their abilities. Ambassador Hakobyan awarded each a letter of commendation in the name of the RoA Embassy.
Roger Hagopian will present his documentary film, “Destination Watertown-The Armenians of Hood Rubber”, on Monday, March 1, at the St. James Armenian Church in Watertown, MA.
In his film, Mr. Hagopian tells the story of the Hood Rubber Company, which opened in 1896, and was a magnet for many Armenian immigrant laborers fleeing Hamidian Massacres of 1894-1896 in the Ottoman Empire and the 1915 Genocide. »»»»»
Despite a ban on Azerbaijani flags during yesterday’s World Cup match between Armenia and Turkey, the accompanying photo shows that such flags indeed were waved during the match.
When reporters asked Armenian Football Federation President Rouben Hayrapetyan how he felt after the 2-0 loss to Turkey, he replied “bad”.Mr. Hayrapetyan, responding to a question posed by “Hetq”, said that, “There must be an infusion of good players for the Armenian national squad to compete effectively in the future. We must see to it that new, young players come up from the ranks.” »»»»»
In a one-sided football match of little World Cup significance, the Turkish national team sailed to a 2-0 victory over an Armenian side that lacked cohesion and a game plan, despite fighting for every loose ball. Both teams have failed to advance towards the next round of 2010 World Cup qualifiers.
Vercihan Zifiloglu, a Turkish-Armenian who writes for Hurriyet, today reports that RoA President Serzh Sargsyan handpicked the 20 journalists who will travel with him to Bursa to watch the football match between the national teams of Armenia and Turkey. President Sargsyan is expected to arrive in Bursa around 4 p.m. local time.
She states in her article that sources claim that journalists of Armenian origin from the world’s leading media organizations tried to acquire accreditation for the match in Bursa through the Turkish embassies in their countries but were unsuccessful as a result of complications with the Turkish Football Federation. »»»»»
The national football team of Armenia, presently in last place in Group 5 World Cup Round 1 qualifiers, will play the national squad of Turkey in a match to be held in Bursa (9 p.m. local, 11 p.m. Yerevan time).
Turkey beat Armenia 2-0 in their opening match on September 6, 2008. This signalled the start of the much ballyhooed “football diplomacy” when Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan invited Turkish President Abdullah Gul to Armenia to watch the match. President Sargsyan has said that he will be traveling to Turkey to support the Armenian side. »»»»»
On 18th July 2009 the Armenian College boys defeated Kolkata Police 22-5 in the division- I match of the Calcutta Cup Rugby Tournament, held at the CC&FC grounds. It was a day of great jubilation and pride for the Armenian community in Kolkata.
It was the first match of the season played by the Armenian College boys. Played during the monsoon this game has been integral to the Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy adding feathers to its cap with every victory.
Armineh Ghazarin, left, and Jerry Miskjian compete in a chess match at the Homenetmen Navasartian Games at Birmingham High School, Sunday, July 5, 2009.
This showcase event organized by Homenetmen Western USA is entitled the “Navasartian Games”.
Samvel Rostomyan, President of the Armenian Sports Federation for the Physically Challenged travelled to Kapan to spur the development of sport for the physically challenged and to employ the world of sport to integrate individuals with diabilities into the mainstream society. »»»»»
Levon Aronian of Armenia defeated Peter Leko of Hungary in a last-round battle of the leaders to take first prize in the fourth Grand Prix tournament in Nalchik, Russia. Aronian won a tense game after an unpromising start. Later Leko complimented him on his “strong nerves.” »»»»»
Yesterday the Third RoA Pupils’ Chess Olympiad ended in the city of Shushi, NKR. Eighteen teams from Armenia, ASrtsakh and Javakhk participated in the chess tournament. »»»»»
Arakel Mirozyan of Armenia has captured the gold medal in the 69kg category at the European Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest, attaining a result of 336 in the snatch, clean and jerk combination. »»»»»
With 2754 points grand master Levon Aronian is ranked the 6th in the latest list of world’s best chess players published by the FIDE (World Chess Federation).
In the rating of world’s best woman chess players grand master Elina Danielian is in the 13th place with 2503 points and grand master Lilit Mkrtchian – in the 22nd with 2479 points. »»»»»
Dear Readers,
As promised, the recently launched “Hetq” weekly newspaper is now available at your local Yerevan newsstand and we are distributing it to the other regions of the country and in Karabakh as well. If you don’t see it – tell your local vendor to get it. »»»»»
