11/06/2010 14:52
International Sambo tournament in Yerevan
On July 16, 2010 the Armenian Sambo Federation and the Armenian representation of the Russian Federative organization “Rossotrudnichestvo” under the aegis of the Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan and the ambassador of Russian Federation to Armenia Vyacheslav Kovalenko will be held an international tournament in the memory of double hero of the Soviet Union Nelson Stepanyan dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the victory during the World War Two.
The tournament is important not only for its military sense but also has a moral and psychological meaning. The initiation of Armenian Sambo Federation is tended to making the name of Nelson Stepanyan eternal, informs the Youth and Sport affair ministry of Armenia.