YEREVAN, AUGUST 11, NOYAN TAPAN. The sport delegation of Armenia participated in the 25th World Student Games (Universiade) held in Belgrade on July 1-12. The Armenian sportsmen competed in fencing, taekwondo, fencing and table tennis. During the Universiade, the Armenian national flag was raised three times. During an event at the RA Ministry of Science and Education on August 10, the prize-winners received ministry diplomas and monetary prizes. Among them were Hambartsum Tonoyan (judoist, a silver medal winner at the Universiade, graduate of Nalbandian State Pedagogical Institute in the city of Gyumri), Arthur Srapian (judoist, a bronze medal winner, third-year student of Nalbandian State Pedagogical Institute), Arman Yeremian (taekwondo wrestler, a bronze medal winner, fourth-year student of Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture), Arthur Gevorgian (coach of the judo team of Armenia's student sport delegation, chief coach of the Armenian national team), and Gevorg Danielian (coach of the taekwondo team of Armenia's student sport delegation, chief coach of the Armenian national team). In the words of Minister of Science and Education Armen Ashotian, the Student Sport Federation still has much to do, but it is satisfactory that Armenian students successfully combine their studies with sport achievements. "Our national team was small, but it managed to win three medals at the Universiade that has high rating," he stated. The minister expressed a hope that the Armenian students will be well prepared to compete in the 2011 Universiade in China.

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