SPORTSMEN WERE NOT GIVEN VISAS
Support A1+!The Armenian national box team is already in Chicago and is getting ready for the 2007 World Championship on 23 October.
Hovhannes Danielyan (48kg), Derenik Gizhlumayn (51 kg), Vachagan Avagyan (54 kg), Azat Hovhannisyan (57 kg), Hrachya Javakhqyan (60 kg), Eduard Hovhannisyan (64 kg), Andranik Hakobyan (75 kg), Tsolak Ananikyan (81 kg) will participate in the Championship headed by the chief coach Rafael Mehrabyan and coach Karen Aghamalyan. The Armenian Box Federation informed “A1+” that the head of the delegation, the first deputy of Federation Derenik Gabrielyan, as well as Suren Ghazaryan, the only Armenian judge during the Championship will leave on 20 October. The US Embassy did not give visas to Gabriel Tolmajyan and Samvel Matevosyan. Both sportsmen had relatives in the States and that served reason for the denial. The Championship was to take place in Moscow, but the AIBA decided to change the place of the Championship choosing Chicago. The National Team of Cuba refused to participate in the Championship. They explained that foreign agents bought their talented boxers by offering them attractive agreements.
