BATUMI, AUGUST 28, NOYAN TAPAN. An international ice hockey tournament was held in Batumi, Georgia, on August 24-27. Armenia's youth team at first lost to Ukrainian team (2-16), then it defeated the teams of Tbilisi (7-4) and Bakuriani (5-3) and took second place. The Armenian national team currently ranks 45th on the International Ice Hockey Federation's rating list of 65 countries. 46 countries have a rating.

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