Artur ALEKSANYAN (ARM) won a third world title on Monday in Paris to go with his Rio 2016 gold medal with a 3-1 win over last November’s Golden Grand Prix Final winner…
Category: Sport
Motocross, biking races and sport car show in Yerevan
Yerevan’s newly built Leningradian – Isahakian road was the scene of a summer sport event today, hosting motocross, biking races and sport car shows.
Armenia's Chess Grandmaster Density among World's Highest
Armenia has one of the world’s highest chess grandmaster density per million people according to this map posted on Reddit.
Biking in Yerevan becomes 'the thing'
A wooden bicycle was presented in Yerevan’s Freedom square on Sunday. The bike was developed as part of the “Ticcson” project funded by the Awesome foundation, and looked, well… funny, I guess….
Armenians celebrate the victory of the national men's team in the 2012 Chess Olympiad in Istanbul
The grandmasters led by Levon Aronian, the world’s second highest ranked chess player, received a hero’s welcome on their return to Armenia late on Monday.
Armenia 1:2 Ireland
When Armenia started losing during yesterday’s game, I was totally heartbroken at first. But than I looked and saw, that in reality, we’re not losing. The score is nothing – our team…
Armenia Beats Macedonia 4:1 in Euro 2012 Qualifier
There were no Russian or Armenian (nor Macedonian) channels on the hotel’s list of channels in Tbilisi. So we were moving around with lost and troubled faces since Tuesday. “Where are we…
Ex-President Kocharian still likes skiing and dislikes journalists
Just like the old days, Armenia’s ex-president Robert Kocharian likes skiing. RFE/RL’s film-crew caught sight of him in Tsakhadzor on January 6th. And just like in the old days – Kocharian avoids…
Armenia’s “Hatis” beats Turkey’s “Beshiktash”, again
I’m all for basketball diplomacy after Armenia’s “Hatis-Yerevan” team beat Turkey’s “Beshiktash” again on December 17th. Our girls are cool – they beat “Beshiktash” in Istanbul 87-64 in November, and beat them…
World Cup Qualifying: Armenia 2-1 Belgium Match Highlights
Armenia won a surprise victory against Belgium in World Cup Qualifying game on September 9. The much needed first victory in this World Cup Qualifying round comes ahead of the anticipated football…