Tigran Hakobyan, who represented Armenia at the 5th International Festival of Circus Arts, which was held in Izhevsk, Russia, received a bronze medal at the event, Yerkramas newspaper of Russian Armenians informs, citing Ruscircus.ru. 

A total of 250 participants from twenty countries—including Russia, Ukraine, Germany, US, Sweden, Canada, France, Egypt, Switzerland, Japan, Vietnam, Great Britain, and Kenya—competed for the Festival’s top award, the Golden Bear. 

The event comprised two competition programs and a gala performance.