The European Judo Championship in Armenia is not only a big sports event, but also a small contribution to reconciliation between Armenia and Azerbaijan. For the first time the national judo team of Azerbaijan visited Armenia to participate in the European Judo Championship. One of the Azeri team members won gold. The national hymn of Azerbaijan was played and the flag raised. Armenia had no problem with that. The two countries are negotiating for Nagorno Karabakh independence through referendum.

Olympic Champion of Figure Skating legendar Yevgeny Plyushchenko will open a figure skating school in Armenia named after him and will closely contribute to development of figure skating in the country.

In the final round of the 38th Chess Olympiad that took place in Dresden today the national team of Armenia defended their leading title while playing against the chess team of China and became the winners of the 38th Chess Olympiad.

Legendary Argentinean Armenian tennis player David Nalbandian arrived in Yerevan last night. In Armenia Nalbandian is scheduled to conduct a masterclass and contribute to developement of tennis in the republic.

A great football event is expected in Yerevan tonight. The national teams of Armenia and Turkey will meet in their first-ever match within the framework of eth FIFA 2010 World Cup. The soccer match is the first in the qualification round, therefore it’s very important for Armenia.

Today's Los Angeles Times presents the list of Olympic Medals Per Capita where a small nation of Armenia leads by having one Olympic Medal per 1,484,293 people. Check the MPC national listing of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games below.

Professional boxing fights between representatives of Armenia and USA will be held for the first time in Armenia on June 14th at 18:00 at the State Circus Building.

The Armenian national football team defeated Malta's national football team in 1:0 plyaing International Soccer Friendly games. The triumphal goal was scored by Arthur Voskanyan from “Ararat” football club. This is Armenia's fourth international game that the soccer team does not see a defeat.

Famous French actor, director and a great fan of equestrian sport Thierry Lhermitte visited Armenia at the invitation of the Public Television of Armenia and the President of the Armenian Equestrian Federation Hayrapet Hayrapetyan. Yesterday the French actor was awarded the title of the honorable member of the Equestrian Federation of Armenia.

The Armenian weightlifting team stood out at the European Weightlifting Championships in Strasbourg. The team enjoyed 10 gold and 8 silver and bronze medals.

Turkey must reinstate the Armenian Church as a place of worship, not a tourist attraction.
The Armenian Apostolic Church said on Tuesday that it will boycott the high-profile inauguration of an ancient Armenian church in Turkey, in protest against the Turkish government's failure to reinstate it as a place of worship.