YEREVAN. - Armenia’s National Sambo team brought one gold, one silver and 5 bronze medals from Children, Youth and Girls Sambo World Championships 2011 which took place in Riga, Latvia.

Maksim Manukyan, 48 kg, Karen Tonoyan, 62 kg, Mher Karapetyan, 82 kg brought bronze medals, Armenia’s Sambo Federation informs Armenian News-NEWS.am. Our only girl participant Roza Khachatryan has also brought an honorable bronze medal. Rafik Manukyan participating in the children’s category also brought a bronze medal.

Tigran Kirakosyan has won a silver medal in the youth championships in the 52 kg category. Grigor Mkhitaryan who was last year’s world champion in the children’s championship won a gold medal this year in the 48 kg category and kept his world champion title.