Posts Tagged ‘ Olympic Games ’

Singapore to Host the First Youth Olympic Games

Aug 3rd, 2010 | Category: Sports

By Eva Sahakyan YEREVAN, August 3–The first Youth Summer Olympic Games will be held in Singapore on August 14-26. It will host more than 3,500 young athletes, aged between 14 and 18, who will compete in 184 events in 26 sports. Fourteen young athletes from Armenia will also take part in the Olympic games and [...]



Winter Olympics: Jubilation, then Disappointment for Armenia

Mar 2nd, 2010 | Category: Featured News

BY ANTRANIG DEREYAN VANCOUVER (Armenian Weekly), March 1–The ladies’ slalom kicked off at 10 a.m. as a field of 87 took to the track. The conditions were not as hazardous as the giant slalom, but were still difficult to maneuver through. The pace was set by German skier Maria Riesch, who took only 50:75 to [...]



Armenian Team To Winter Olympics Confirmed

Feb 4th, 2010 | Category: Featured News, Sports

YEREVAN (Novosti-Armenia), February 4–The final list of participants of the Armenian delegation to the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver (12th of February 12-March 1) has been confirmed, the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs informed. Skiers Sergey Mikaelyan (Ashotsk, Cross-Country Skiing, Men’s 15 km), Christina Khachatryan (Gyumri,Cross-Country Skiing, Ladies’ 10 km.), [...]