Posted on August 24, 2008 by realarmenia
After Ara Abrahamian’s refusal to accept bronze medal,this is another big scandal happened at the Olympic Games in Beijing,China
Disputing the Swedish referee’s decision during the bronze medal Tae Kwon Do match, Cuban Ángel Matos kicked the ref in the face resulting in a lifetime ban for Matos and his unapologetic coach.
Matos was winning, 3-2, in the [...]
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Posted on August 24, 2008 by realarmenia
Medal-dropping Abrahamian was right, said CAS
(Xinhua) — Swedish Greco-Roman wrestler Ara Abrahamian who was stripped of Olympic bronze medal for dropping it in disgust on the mat during the victory ceremony had the right to be angry, according to Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Abrahamian complained to CAS that his penalty in the semifinal of [...]
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Posted on August 22, 2008 by realarmenia
Armenian team finilized its participation at the Olympic games with the six bronze medal. Last bronze came from boxer Hrachya Javakhyan!!! One bronze per each half-milion people in Armenia:)
The table below shows all armenian medalists.
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Posted on August 19, 2008 by realarmenia
Men’s Light (60kg) Boxing.
Today, Javakhyan Hrachik proceed to semi-final,hence we will have at least one more bronze:)))) But,why bronze? Why not silver or gold?
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Posted on August 18, 2008 by realarmenia
Abrahamian was punished by the International Olympic Committee for violating the spirit of fair play during the medal ceremony, becoming the fourth athlete kicked out of the Games and bringing the number of medals removed to three.
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Posted on August 16, 2008 by realarmenia
Official.
“The disciplinary commission is looking into this,” said IOC spokeswoman Emmanuelle Moreau. “They are in touch with the international federation to get all the facts.”
The Swede, who came third in the 84kg Greco-Roman category, dumped his medal on the floor after receiving it during the ceremony and strode off in protest.
Abrahamian was angered by the [...]
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Posted on August 15, 2008 by realarmenia
We,armenians,now have winner of the Olympic games! He represents Ukraine,but anyway,our congrats to this guy!
SHOOTING
Men’s 50m Rifle Prone Final
1.AYVAZIAN ARTUR (UKRAINE)!!!!!!!!!!
Furthermore,bronze age of armenian team continues:)
The fifth bronze in the Olympic Games. And Armenia rest as a leader by number of medals per population
Weightlifting Men’s 85 kg Group A
3.Tigran V. Martirosyan(Armenia)-382 KG
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Posted on August 15, 2008 by realarmenia
This is really nice!:)
BEIJING (Reuters) – With a population of 1.3 billion some might argue that China should be leading the medal tally at the Olympics but the real winner is … Armenia.
The Los Angeles Times has compiled a tongue-in-cheek list of winning nations based on medals per capita and seven days into the August [...]
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Posted on August 15, 2008 by realarmenia
The story was on Yahoo’s front page for most of the day and has gathered a lot of coverage.
The English blogosphere, that consists of bunch of whiny Emo’s, is buzzing over Ara Abrahamian’s refusal to accept the bronze medal.
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Posted on August 14, 2008 by realarmenia
Greco/Roman wrestling 120 kg
3-rd place.
Yuri Patrikeyev-Armenia!!!
Again bronze:)
Our team has now 4 bronze medals and good chances to get more in two days
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Posted on August 13, 2008 by realarmenia
The third bronze in the Olympic Games. Congrats to Gevorg Davtyan!!!
Weightlifting Men’s 77kg Group A
1. Sa JaehYOUK Hui(S.Korea)-370 kg
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3.Gevorg Davtyan(Armenia)-368 KG (Snatch 165 KG+Clean & Jerk -201 KG)
I think,now,it’s time for silver and gold.
Good luck!!!!
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Posted on August 12, 2008 by realarmenia
We got the second bronze in the Olympic Games. Congrats to Tigran Martirosyan!!!
Weightlifting Men’s 69kg Group A
1. Liao Hui(China)-348 kg
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3.Tigran G. Martirosyan(Armenia)-338 KG (Snatch 156 KG+Clean & Jerk -185 KG)
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