Two kickboxers of Armenian descent Marat Grigorian and Giorgio Petrosyan scored major victories at prestigious kickboxing promotions, this past weekend. Marat Grigorian, 28, an Armenian-Belgian kickboxer became the lightweight champion of GLORY Kickboxing in May of 2019, but he successfully defended his belt for the first time last Saturday by beating Tyjani Beztati at...
Gegard Mousasi is the new Bellator middleweight world champion
The former UFC middleweight contender Gegard Mousasi proves again that he is one of the top mixed martial artists in the world, by winning the Bellator middleweight championship at Bellator 200 from inside The SSE Arena in London, England. Gegard finished the middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho via first-round TKO, ending the champ’s 15-fight win streak dating back...
Grandmaster Levon Aronian Wins FIDE Chess World Cup for the Second Time
Armenia’s chess Grandmaster Levon Aronian wins the FIDE Chess World Cup 2017 (held in Tbilisi, Georgia), by defeating his Chinese opponent Ding Liren during tie-break games. In the first game Levon started with an advantage and defeated Ding in 30 movies. In the second game Levon started with a clear disadvantage but was able to turn...
Levon Aronian Wins The Norway Chess Tournament With 0 Losses
Congratulations to Levon Aronian for winning the Altibox Norway Chess 2017 Tournament! Armenian Grandmaster Levon Aronian won the Norway Chess Tournament after 9 rounds without a single loss. After defeating world’s number 1 ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen with a brilliant game, Levon went on to defeat both Russia’s top players Vladimir Kramnik and Sergey Karjakin....
Aronian Takes Sole Lead After Defeating Karjakin
Armenian Grandmaster Levon Aronian is now the sole leader of the Altibox Norway Chess Tournament 2017, after beautifully defeating Russia’s Sergey Karjakin in the 7th round. Aronian scores 5 points after his 3rd win in a row. Sergey Karjakin lost in the 41th move. Two more rounds remain! In the round 8 Aronian is playing against...
Levon Aronian crushes Vladimir Kramnik in Norway
In another brilliant game of chess, the Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian defeats world’s 3rd ranked chess player Vladimir Kramnik of Russia, in the ongoing chess super tournament in Norway’s Stavanger. Aronian was able to defeat Kramnik in the 34th move, after which the official twitter page of the tournament tweeted that: “Levon Aronian wins...
Levon Aronian beats Magnus Carlsen in “the game of the millennium”
The Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, worlds number 1 ranked chess player lost in his fourth game when he played against the Armenian Levon Aronian (ranked 6th) in the Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger, Norway. With a brilliant set up Aronian lured Carlsen into a trap by sacrificing his own pieces to force a mistake from...
Rio 2016 – Armenian Highlights
As the 2016 Summer Olympic Games have come to an end I’ve decided to look back at some of the highlights involving Armenian athletes. The list might be incomplete so any additions are welcome in the comment section! We are of course extremely proud of all of our athletes who have made it into the Olympics those representing Armenia and...
Did You Know? – Armenians in the ancient Olympics
Read about it here: https://www.peopleofar.com/2012/08/14/ancient-olympics-and-armenian-champions/
Sam Sevian a Chess Prodigy
Sam Sevian is 14, a chess grandmaster and probably the most intense kid you’ve ever seen.via FOX Sports Live
Posted by FOX Sports on Wednesday, April 1, 2015
A while back Sam became the youngest-ever American Chess Grandmaster at the age of 13. FOX Sports Live aired an interesting segment about Sam.
