TWO ARMENIAN JUDOKAS IN BEIJING 2008
Support A1+!The Judo International Federation has declared the list of its participants in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Armenia will be represented by 2 sportsmen – Hovhannes Davtyan (60kg) and Armen Nazaryan (66kg).
32 judokas are to struggle for medals in the 60kg category. The favourite of this category is considered Ruben Houkes (Netherlands), who won gold medals in the World Judo Championship 2007. For the past years Ruben Houkes has won a number of medals in international championships. For the 29-year-old judoka these might be the last Olympic Games. Another aspirant to the first standing is Nestor Khergiani (Georgia), who won silver medals in the Olympic Games of 2004 and World Judo Championship 2007.
Four years ago Armen Nazaryan (66kg) participated in the Olympic Games of 2004 under 60kg bodyweight category. But since according to the Beijing 2008 Olympic rules a country can be represented with only one judoka from each category Armen Nazaryan had to change his weight category. He is considered a favourite, as he is included in the list of 5 best judokas in the world.
In the World Judo Championship 2007 Armen got the fifth standing under 66kg bodyweight category.
By the way there are 4 medals raffled in Judo – 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze.
