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At the World Weightlifting Championships in the capital of Bahrain, Manama, Andranik Karapetyan scored zero in the clean and jerk event.

The international chess tournament Qatar Masters Open 2024 is underway in Doha, Qatar. Grandmasters Hayk Martirosyan, Shant Sargsyan, Manuel Petrosyan, and Tigran Harutyunyan are representing Armenia in the tournament. Armenian national team member and grandmaster Shant Sargsyan currently shares the top position with Andrey Esipenko.

Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist, four-time World Championship bronze medalist, and two-time European champion Hovhannes Bachkov (63.5 kg) secured his 6th victory in professional boxing.

At the Weightlifting World Championships held in Manama, Bahrain, Armenia’s representative and two-time European champion Gor Sahakyan placed 8th in the 73 kg weight category with a total of 331 kg.

In August, Elina Avanesyan, who acquired Armenian citizenship, advanced one spot in the WTA rankings. The Armenian tennis player is currently ranked 43rd with 1,182 points.

The international chess tournament “Qatar Masters Open 2024” is underway in Doha, the capital of Qatar. Grandmasters Hayk Martirosyan, Shant Sargsyan, Manuel Petrosyan, and Tigran Harutyunyan are representing Armenia in the tournament.

22-year-old Armenian weightlifter Garnik Cholakyan emerged victorious in the B group of the 61 kg weight category at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Bahrain.

On December 12, in the 5th round of the Conference League group stage, “Noah” will host Cypriot club “APOEL” at the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium.