“I am very proud to be able to win bronze medal for Germany. I have always dreamed of taking part in the Olympic Games. I am very satisfied and proud of my performances,” Artyom Harutyunyan said.
Team Armenia has won the first gold medal in Rio 2016. Armenia’s Greco Roman wrestler Arthur Alexanyan defeated Cuba’s Yasmany Lugo at the Greco-Roman 98 kg final.
Mihran Harutyunyan was defeated by Serbian Davor Stepanek at the men’s GrecoRoman 66kg final and won silver.
Seconds earlier, he had appeared a certainty for a medal – which would have been Armenia’s first of this Olympic Games – but his dreams were cruelly shattered in the most devastating circumstances.
Mkhitaryan’s mother worked for the Armenia Football Federation and his sister is employed by Uefa. – “We’re a football family,” he says – and they can be proud of the boy they raised. It is not just a football brain Mkhitaryan possesses, one that helped him claim a total of 55 goals and assists for Dortmund last season en route to being named the Bundesliga Player of the Year.
Mkhitaryan scored his first goal during a friendly match between Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund. In the 59th minute of the match Mkhitaryan scored a goal after Blind’s assist. Manchester lost the match 1-3.
“I think everyone was waiting for this transfer. And I’m very happy that Armenia can be proud of me because it’s honor for me too to be the first Armenian player in England, so I’ll try to meet those expectations.”
Henrikh Mkhitaryan, midfielder of the Armenian Football Team and Borussia Dortmund, refused to extend his contract with Borussia Dortmund.
A major clash occurred between the representatives of Armenia and Azerbaijan during a match at the Open European Kungfu Championship being held in Lviv, Ukraine.
“I had lots of competitors, but this time feelings were different, and I felt great responsibility, and it was inspiring both me and other Armenian athletes. I was preparing with all responsibility, ignoring fatigue.”
