YEREVAN (A.W.)—What was once known as “one of Armenia’s best architectural structures” is now subject to demolition. For the past six decades, tourists and locals alike flocked to the Pak Shuka (literal translation “closed market,” meaning covered indoor market), where vendors sold their goods under …
LONDON (A.W.)—The 2012 London Olympics ended with a spectacular Closing Ceremonies on Aug. 12 and three Olympic medals for Armenia—one silver and two bronze. Below is coverage of the results and athlete participation—25 on Armenia’s national team, and 8 representing countries other than Armenia—alphabetically by …
Long before Baron Pierre de Coubertin, after a nearly 1200-year hiatus, organized the Modern Olympics of “Athens 1896,” the Ancient Olympics that began in 776 B.C. honored countless athletes every four years, including some famous Armenians. Memorial plate at Olympia, Greece recording Olympic win in …
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