ArmInfo.Armenian athletes at the European Games in Minsk took the 11th place. In total, the Armenian team won five gold, three silver and three bronze medals.
Sambo athlete Tigran Kirakosyan (52 kg), Greco-Roman style wrestler Artur Aleksanyan (97 kg), boxers Artur Hovhannisyan (49 kg) and Hovhannes Bachkov (64 kg), gymnast Artur Davtyan (vault) became champions of the European Games.
Silver medals were won by sambo athlete David Grigoryan (82 kg), Greco-Roman style wrestler Karapet Chalyan (77 kg) and gymnast Vahagn Davtyan (rings).
Bronze medals were won by sambo athlete Arsen Ghazaryan (74 kg), boxers Karapet Tonakanyan (60 kg) and Gor Nersisyan (81 kg).
In the European Games, Armenia was represented by 37 athletes in 9 sports. More than 4,000 athletes from 50 countries performed at the European Games. 200 sets of medals in 15 sports were awarded. The first three team places in the European Games were taken by Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. It should be noted that President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Russian leader Vladimir Putin, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon attended the closing ceremony of the European Games. During the working visit to Belarus, a bilateral meeting of the presidents of Armenia and Belarus is planned, and during the visit, Armen Sarkissian will also visit the scientific and educational institutions of Minsk.