It is getting more and more difficult for the top teams to beat their lower-rated opponents at the Chess Olympiad in Chennai. In round 3, Norway and Germany, seeded third and ninth in the open section, were defeated by Italy and Austria respectively, while the eighth seeds from Ukraine could only get a draw against Cuba. In the women’s section, Mongolia beat the United States and Estonia took down Armenia. | Pictured: Daniele Vocaturo (Italy) | Photo: Lennart Ootes
YEREVAN, 30 DECEMBER, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan awarded 10 best athletes of 2021 at the residence of the President of Armenia. “You know that particularly in 2021 all of us, our society had twice greater need for victories. In the social-psychological situation which emerged in Armenia after 44-day war, the sport performances receive greater importance. Our strategic perception is that sport is the important driving force of the development of the country. The success achieved in sports brings to economic success, increase the awareness of the country, the economic attractiveness of the country increases. The sport success expands the diplomatic opportunities of the country, because they increase the country s international reputation”, ARMENPRESS reports said the Prime Minister of Armenia. Nikol Pashinyan emphasized that success reported in sport drives more and more people into sport. “Our success in professional sport are im
YEREVAN, 30 DECEMBER, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan awarded 10 best athletes of 2021 at the residence of the President of Armenia. “You know that particularly in 2021 all of us, our society had twice greater need for victories. In the social-psychological situation which emerged in Armenia after 44-day war, the sport performances receive greater importance. Our strategic perception is that sport is the important driving force of the development of the country. The success achieved in sports brings to economic success, increase the awareness of the country, the economic attractiveness of the country increases. The sport success expands the diplomatic opportunities of the country, because they increase the country s international reputation”, ARMENPRESS reports said the Prime Minister of Armenia. Nikol Pashinyan emphasized that success reported in sport drives more and more people into sport. “Our success in professional sport are im
YEREVAN, 30 DECEMBER, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan awarded 10 best athletes of 2021 at the residence of the President of Armenia. “You know that particularly in 2021 all of us, our society had twice greater need for victories. In the social-psychological situation which emerged in Armenia after 44-day war, the sport performances receive greater importance. Our strategic perception is that sport is the important driving force of the development of the country. The success achieved in sports brings to economic success, increase the awareness of the country, the economic attractiveness of the country increases. The sport success expands the diplomatic opportunities of the country, because they increase the country s international reputation”, ARMENPRESS reports said the Prime Minister of Armenia. Nikol Pashinyan emphasized that success reported in sport drives more and more people into sport. “Our success in professional sport are im