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Armenia petitions to Court of Arbitration for Sport (PHOTOS)

Wrestling  15:46   ,  September 6, 2016
To have the gold medal of Migran Arutyunyan returned…

Artur Aleksanyan: I was touched seeing Robert Abajyan’s father at airport (PHOTOS)

Wrestling  14:35   ,  September 6, 2016
During the Rio 2016 medal ceremony, the newly crowned Olympic champion from Armenia had worn a T-shirt with the picture of this fallen Armenian soldier…

Armenia Olympic medalists return home (PHOTOS)

Wrestling  01:21   ,  August 27, 2016
The Prime Minister was also among those who welcomed them at the airport…

Worst injuries at Rio 2016 (PHOTOS)

Olympic Games  11:18   ,  August 23, 2016
They include the dislocated elbow of Armenia weightlifter Andranik Karapetyan…

Armenia Olympic medalists to return home on late Friday night

Olympic Games  00:14   ,  August 23, 2016
Greco-Roman wrestlers Artur Aleksanyan and Migran Arutyunyan, and weightlifters Simon Martirosyan and Gor Minasyan…

Will Armenia’s NOCA and WFA petition Arbitration Court in Lausanne?

Wrestling  20:06   ,  August 22, 2016
It is already the third time the United World Wrestling officials Nenad Lalovic and Mikhail Mamiashvili have made the referees raise the hand of Arutyunyan’s rival...

Rio 2016: Scandal in wrestling competition

Wrestling  09:33   ,  August 22, 2016
After the bronze medal bout in the men’s freestyle 65 kg division…

Rio 2016: Summer Olympics come to a close

Olympic Games  05:20   ,  August 22, 2016
Olympic gold medalist Greco-Roman wrestler Artur Aleksanyan was Armenia’s flag bearer at the ceremony…

Artur Aleksanyan comments on his victory during Rio Olympics

Wrestling  20:36   ,  August 20, 2016
“I’ll get a better understanding of the value of this medal when I return to my homeland…”

Rio 2016: Armenia's Berianidze to struggle for bronze medal

Wrestling  19:33   ,  August 20, 2016
In the semi-final, he lost to two-time World Champion...

Rio 2016: Migran Arutyunyan comments on biased refereeing in final

Wrestling  18:18   ,  August 20, 2016
''Not only I was robbed, but also my entire nation…”

Rio 2016: Armenia’s Berianidze debuts with victory

Wrestling  17:59   ,  August 20, 2016
In 1/8 final, 25-year-old Berianidze defeated Chinese wrestler Deng Zhiwei…

Levan Berianidze: I dream of becoming Olympic champion for Armenia

Wrestling  16:24   ,  August 20, 2016
I’m happy and proud that I was able to achieve for Armenia the right to participate in the games…

Yana Egorian: I will buy apartment with bonus money

Fencing  12:01   ,  August 20, 2016
The two-time 2016 Summer Olympics champion Russian Armenian fencer spoke about her future plans…

Rio 2016: Armenia has one competitor on penultimate day

Olympic Games  11:17   ,  August 20, 2016
A total of 30 medals will be up for grabs on Saturday…

Rio 2016: Usain Bolt wins 9th gold medal

Athletics  10:40   ,  August 20, 2016
In the Men’s 4x100m relay…

Rio 2016: Armenia Olympians joyously welcomed at Yerevan airport (PHOTOS)

Olympic Games  02:54   ,  August 20, 2016
The majority of Team Armenia returned home on Friday night…

Rio 2016: Armenia is 39th in medal count

Olympic Games  01:41   ,  August 20, 2016
Two days before the end of the Summer Olympics…

Migran Arutyunyan: They simply don’t allow me to rank first

Wrestling  21:17   ,  August 19, 2016
I was winning by a score of 1-0, working actively during the whole fight…

Famous American rapper congratulates Armenia’s Aleksanyan and Arutyunyan for winning Olympic medals

Wrestling  12:40   ,  August 19, 2016
“You guys & your country deserve it,” The Game commented, in particular, on Instagram…

Rio 2016: Armenia has one competitor on Day 14

Squash  11:33   ,  August 19, 2016
A total of 22 medals will be up for grabs on Friday…

Rio 2016: Usain Bolt wins gold medal also in 200m, but no world record (PHOTOS)

Athletics  09:15   ,  August 19, 2016
The Jamaican sprinter became an 8-time Olympic champion…

Rio 2016: Armenia is 37th in medal count

Olympic Games  02:43   ,  August 19, 2016
Three days before the end of the Summer Olympics…

Petition created requesting to restore justice and award Migran Arutyunyan with gold medal

Wrestling  20:52   ,  August 18, 2016
A petition to the President of the International Olympic Committee...

Samvel Gevorgyan from Rio: Someone doesn’t want Migran Arutyunyan to become champion

Boxing  18:38   ,  August 18, 2016
“During the fight, I contested the referees’ decisions twice…”

ARMNOC: Arutyunyan’s beautiful and tough fight ended 1-1, referees gave victory to Štefanek

Wrestling  18:11   ,  August 18, 2016
Migran Arutynyan fought against Serbian wrestler Davor Štefanek in the final…

Rio 2016: Armenia has no competitor on Day 13

Olympic Games  11:04   ,  August 18, 2016
A total of 24 medals will be up for grabs on Thursday…

Rio 2016: Armenia still 36th in medal count

Olympic Games  02:20   ,  August 18, 2016
Four days before the end of the Summer Olympics…

Armen Nazaryan from Rio: I am glad Armenia won another Olympic gold medal

Wrestling  22:20   ,  August 17, 2016
'' I congratulate all Armenians on this gold medal...''

Mkhitaryan, Aronian, Movsisyan congratulate Armenia Olympic medalists

Olympic Games  12:25   ,  August 17, 2016
Really proud of our sportsmen in ‪Rio 2016…

Rio 2016: Armenia to have no representatives on Day 12

Olympic Games  11:25   ,  August 17, 2016
A total of 17 medals will be up for grabs on Wednesday…

Rio 2016: Armenia is 36th in medal count after Day 11

Olympic Games  09:58   ,  August 17, 2016
USA still heads the standings…

Rio 2016: Gor Minasyan wins Armenia’s third silver medal

Weightlifting  03:49   ,  August 17, 2016
In the Men’s over 105 kg division, in weightlifting…

Rio 2016: Olympic champion Aleksanyan wears shirt with Karabakh hero’s photo during medal ceremony

Wrestling  02:38   ,  August 17, 2016
Junior Sergeant Robert Abajyan had courageously fallen while defending the borders of Artsakh…

Armenia’s Aleksanyan wins gold of Rio Olympics

Wrestling  01:31   ,  August 17, 2016
24-year-old Aleksanyan defeated his opponent from Cuba…

Armenia’s Migran Arutyunyan wins silver medal

Wrestling  00:24   ,  August 17, 2016
Greco-Roman wrestler lost to Davor Stefanek…

Rio 2016: Armenia’s Artur Aleksanyan defeats Turk wrestler and gets through to the final

Wrestling  19:27   ,  August 16, 2016
In the semi-final, the Gyurmi wrestler defeated Turkish wrestler…

Rio 2016: Migran Arutyunyan beats Azerbaijani Chunayev and ensures at least silver medal

Wrestling  19:11   ,  August 16, 2016
In the final, Arutyunyan will encounter with Serb Davor Štefanek…

Rio 2016: Fans boo gold medal winner Russia boxer

Boxing  13:47   ,  August 16, 2016
“I’m very sad about this reaction of fans,” said Evgeny Tishchenko…

Rio 2016: Armenia to have 4 medal contenders on Day 11

Olympic Games  12:27   ,  August 16, 2016
Thanks to the silver medal which weightlifter Simon Martirosyan won on Monday, the country shares 56th to 62nd spots in the current medal standings…

Olympic silver medalist Simon Martirosyan: I dedicate my medal to Armenian nation

Weightlifting  06:24   ,  August 16, 2016
NEWS.am Sport spoke with the 19-year-old weightlifter…

Rio 2016: Armenia’s Martirosyan becomes Olympic silver medalist

Weightlifting  03:39   ,  August 16, 2016
Armenian weightlifters have won a silver medal for the first time in the history of independent Armenia…

Rio 2016: Medal count after Day 10

Olympic Games  02:41   ,  August 16, 2016
A total of 17 medals were up for grabs on Monday...

Rio 2016: Armenia to have 6 representatives on Day 10

Olympic Games  12:05   ,  August 15, 2016
A total of 17 medals will be up for grabs on Monday…

Rio 2016: Usain Bolt wins gold medal in 100m (PHOTOS)

Athletics  09:43   ,  August 15, 2016
The Jamaican sprinter became a 7-time Olympic champion…

Rio 2016: Medal count after Day 9

Olympic Games  02:09   ,  August 15, 2016
Armenia, however, has not yet won a medal…

Rio 2016: Sargsyan and Tsarukyan meet with Armenian Olympians (PHOTOS)

Olympic Games  20:20   ,  August 13, 2016
The meeting took place in the Olympic village of Rio…

Rio 2016: Nareg Guregian represents US

Rowing  16:44   ,  August 13, 2016
The 27-year-old American Armenian rower from Los Angeles…

Rio 2016: Armenia to have one representative on Day 8

Olympic Games  12:06   ,  August 13, 2016
A total of 21 medals will be up for grabs on Saturday…

Rio 2016: Medal count after Day 7

Olympic Games  01:29   ,  August 13, 2016
USA still heads the unofficial team standings…

Rio 2016: Armenia’s Poghosyan places 10th

Weightlifting  00:26   ,  August 13, 2016
The 18-year-old weightlifter competed in Group B…

Armenia wrestling squad travel to Rio

Wrestling  14:20   ,  August 12, 2016
The Greco-Roman wrestlers will be the first to start their Olympic campaign…

Rio 2016: Armenia to have 3 representatives on Day 7

Olympic Games  11:50   ,  August 12, 2016
A total of 24 medals will be up for grabs on Friday…

Rio 2016: Medal count after Day 6

Olympic Games  10:10   ,  August 12, 2016
Armenia is represented with 33 athletes, but it has not yet won a medal…

Rio 2016: Armenia’s Vladimir Margaryan yields to London Olympic Champion due to eyebrow-cut

Boxing  20:38   ,  August 11, 2016
In the first fight, Vladimir Margaryan got an eyebrow cut…

Rio 2016: Results of Armenia’s Vahan Mkhitaryan

Water sports  20:32   ,  August 11, 2016
Standard bearer of the Armenian delegation Vahan Mkhitaryan took part in the swimming tournament…

Rio 2016: Nazik Avdalyan says she did everything she could

Weightlifting  01:34   ,  August 11, 2016
European weightlifting champion was fifth...

Rio 2016: Usain Bolt danced samba during media conference

Athletics  15:08   ,  August 9, 2016
The media conference of six-time Olympic champion was held in the biggest theater...

Rio 2016: Hrach Babayan is dissatisfied with his performance

Shooting  21:06   ,  August 8, 2016
The best eight shooters qualified to the finals...

Rio 2016: Armenia's Margaryan moves to the next round

Boxing  01:20   ,  August 8, 2016
Margaryan will face one of the leaders Roniel Iglesias...

Houry Gebeshian: I am twice proud to present Armenia and introduce a new element

Artistic Gymnastics  00:22   ,  August 8, 2016
“At the moment I am overwhelmed with emotions...

Head coach: Artur Hovhannesyan got hand injury during second round

Boxing  20:47   ,  August 6, 2016
“In the first two rounds, Artur Hovhannesyan led equal struggle…”

Rio 2016: Armenia’s Hovhannes Davtyan lost in second fight

Judo  19:23   ,  August 6, 2016
The Armenian athlete, included in 60kg weight category, lost to Russian Beslan Mudranov…

Rio 2016: Armenia’s Artur Hovhannesyan defeated in boxing tournament

Boxing  18:47   ,  August 6, 2016
In the first fight, 20-year-old Gyumri boxer, included in 49 kg weight category, lost to…

Rio 2016: Armenia’s Hovhannes Davtyan starts with victory

Judo  18:25   ,  August 6, 2016
In the first fight, Davtyan, who is included in 60kg weight category, won Austrian Ludwig Paischer…

Rio 2016: 4 Armenian athletes start competing on first day

Olympic Games  09:40   ,  August 6, 2016
Among them are gymnasts, a judoka and a boxer...

Rio 2016: 31st Olympic Games are open (PHOTO)

Olympic Games  06:27   ,  August 6, 2016
The fire of the Games was lit by the most famous Brazilian tennis player, winner of Roland Garros Gustavo Kuerten...

Rio 2016: Armenia flag in capital of Olympic Games (PHOTO)

Olympic Games  09:12   ,  August 3, 2016
The flags of the countries participating in the Olympic Games, including the Armenian flag, are seen in the Olympic village…

Rio Olympics: Armenia flagbearer is selected

Olympic Games  15:34   ,  July 21, 2016
Swimmer Vahan Mkhitaryan had qualified for the event thanks to a wild card…

Armenia’s Bachkov wins Olympic qualification tournament (PHOTOS)

Boxing  11:44   ,  July 9, 2016
Team Armenia will compete in the Rio Olympics’ boxing ring with five athletes...

Azerbaijan weightlifters banned from Rio Olympics

Weightlifting  17:10   ,  June 29, 2016
The Olympic Games will be held without them for the first time since the 1996…

Rio 2016 Olympics: 28th member joins Team Armenia

Athletics  13:40   ,  June 15, 2016
The IAAF has approved runner Lilit Harutyunyan’s respective qualification…

Armenian athletes who will join Rio 2016 Olympics

Olympic Games  19:16   ,  June 8, 2016
NEWS.am Sport presents the list of Armenians…
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