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June 20 2023
ARMENIA WINS EUROPEAN PAIRS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2023

The 1st European Pairs Chess Championship, an official side event of the European Games Krakow-Malopolska 2023, concluded yesterday in Poland!

The event was held in two phases: qualification and playoffs, and the individual medalists were determined by the playoffs in each section (Open and Women’s). The combined Pair medals were decided by the final position of the players of each team after the playoffs in each section (sum of points): 1st 8-points, 2nd 7points, 3rd 6-points, 4th 5-points, 5th 4-points, 6th 3 points, 7th 2-points, and 8th 1-point.

The team of Armenia, represented by GM Shant Sargsyan and IM Elina Danielian, emerged as the Winner of the event scoring 15 points. The Netherlands clinched silver with 14 points with GM Benjamin Bok and IM Eline Roebers in the team, while Azerbaijan came third with 13 points, represented by GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and IM Gunay Mammadzada.

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After a good performance in the qualification stage, GM Benjamin Bok entered the playoffs as the lowest rated player to fight for the top. With two convincing 2-0 victories against GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and GM Shant Sargsyan, Benjamin Bok clinched the individual gold medal. GM Shant Sargsyan came second and GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov won bronze.

GM Elina Danielian emerged as the Winner in the Women’s event defeating IM Marsel Efroimski and IM Gunay Mammadzada with perfect 2-0 result in both matches. IM Gunay Mammadzada claimed silver and IM Eline Roebers came third.

All results can be found here, and the final standings can be seen below.

The 3 winners of the Open, Women’s and Combine Pair sections received gold, silver and bronze medals, the same as the European Olympic Games medals.

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The Closing ceremony of the event took place after the games with the presence of the deputy CEO of the 2023 European Games Mr. Janusz Koziol, the ECU Deputy President Mrs. Dana Reiznece-Ozola, ECU Vice Presidents Mr. Alojzije Jankovic and Mr. Gunnar Bjornsson, ECU Secretary General Mr. Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou, FIDE Secretary General Mr. Lukasz Turlej, and head of the Malopolska Chess Association Ms. Kamila Kałużna-Turcza.

The event was broadcasted live through the ECU YouTube channel with commentaries by WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili and WIM Fiona Steil-Antoni.

https://www.europechess.org/armenia-wins-european-pairs-chess-championship-2023/

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Citigroup discriminated against Armenian Americans, federal regulator says; bank fined $25.9 million

 

 

BY KEN SWEET
Updated 1:28 PM PST, November 8, 2023
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NEW YORK (AP) — Citigroup intentionally discriminated against Armenian Americans when they applied for credit cards, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Wednesday.

The bureau said some bank employees argued internally that Armenian Americans were more likely to commit fraud and referred to applicants as “bad guys” or as affiliated with organized crime.

The CFPB found that Citi employees were trained to avoid approving applications with last names ending in “yan” or “ian” — the most common suffix to Armenian last names — as well applications that originated in Glendale, California, where a significant portion of the country’s Armenian-American population lives.

 

 

https://apnews.com/article/citi-citigroup-cfpb-armenia-armenianamericans-606c86b08f8f571b643f0edd12137f6b

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UPI
Dec 18 2023

 

Armenian teen does 44 pullups between two moving trucks

By Ben Hooper

Dec. 18 (UPI) -- An Armenian teenager showed off his upper body strength by performing 44 pullups on a bar positioned between two moving trucks.

Grigor Manukyan, 18, was awarded the Guinness World Records title for the most consecutive pullups on a bar positioned between two moving trucks when he achieved the feat after training with Roman Sahradyan, a coach with multiple GWR titles of his own.

The trucks were required to maintain a speed of at least 3.1 mph during the attempt.

Manukyan broke the previous record of 35, which was set in 2022 by Tazio Gavioli, aka The Italian Butterfly.

"This record was not difficult for me due to my rigorous training," Manukyan told GWR officials. "I think I could have brought the number up to 50, but I decided to stop at 44 and dedicate my record to the bright memory of the heroes who were martyred in the ill-fated 44-day Artsakh war, in which thousands of Armenians died."

Manukyan said he is currently training to take on a similar record for performing pullups from a plane.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/12/18/armenia-Guinness-World-Records-pullups-moving-trucks/6721702917149/

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News.am, Armenia
Sept 23 2024
 
New French government announced: two Armenians among the ministers
 
Newly appointed French Prime Minister Michel Barnier announced the composition of the country's new government on Saturday evening.

According to the French media, two ministers of Armenian origin appeared in the government.

In particular, Astrid Panosian-Bouvet was appointed Minister of Labor and Employment, while Guillaume Kasparian was appointed Minister of Civil Service, Simplification and Transformation of State Activity.

Jean-Noël Barrot was appointed Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Sébastien Lecornuil was reappointed Minister of Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs, and Rachida Dati was appointed Minister of Culture.

Didier Migaud became French Minister of Justice and Bruno Retaillot was appointed head of the Interior Ministry. 
 
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Էլիդա Քոչարյանը՝ Եվրոպայի կրկնակի չեմպիոն

 

JaJYRa7Zrr2VZnyLDpK7.jpgՀայաստանի բռնցքամարտի կանանց հավաքականի անդամ Էլիդա Քոչարյանը 60 կգ քաշային կարգում երկրորդ անգամ անընդմեջ դարձավ բռնցքամարտի Եվրոպայի երիտասարդների առաջնության չեմպիոն։

 

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Տեսակով եզակի ու աշխարհում առաջինը․ հայ գիտնականները հակաականային կոշիկի նախատիպ են առաջարկում

Հարմար, ճկվող, քայլքին չխանգարող և լիցքավորվող․ աշխարհում առաջին հակաականային բազմաֆունկցիոնալ կոշիկի նախատիպը ստեղծվել է Ճարտարապետության և շինարարության Հայաստանի ազգային համալսարանում։ Անվտանգային տեսանկյունից կարևոր նշանակության գաղափարը կյանքի կոչելու ճանապարհին հանգամանորեն ուսումնասիրել են աշխարհի փորձը: Երբ արդեն այն ֆիզիկական ու շոշափելի դառնա, կունենա նաև ականները զգալու սենսորներ։ Գերզգայուն կոշիկները պետք է որոշակի հեռավորության վրա արդեն լուսային ազդանշանով տեղեկացնեն, որ մոտակայքում ականի առկայության վտանգ կա։

 

 

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