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id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><p> A wide array of sports are played in <a href="/wiki/Armenia" title="Armenia">Armenia</a>. Popular <b>sports in Armenia</b> include <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a>, <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a>, <a href="/wiki/Volleyball" title="Volleyball">volleyball</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">ice hockey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-world_info_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-world_info-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Further, the country sends athletes to the Olympics in <a href="/wiki/Boxing" title="Boxing">boxing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wrestling" title="Wrestling">wrestling</a>, <a href="/wiki/Olympic_weightlifting" title="Olympic weightlifting">weightlifting</a>, <a href="/wiki/Judo" title="Judo">judo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gymnastics" title="Gymnastics">gymnastics</a>, <a href="/wiki/Track_and_field" title="Track and field">track and field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Diving_(sport)" title="Diving (sport)">diving</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swimming_(sport)" title="Swimming (sport)">swimming</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Shooting_sports" title="Shooting sports">shooting</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-world_info_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-world_info-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Armenia's mountainous terrain provides great opportunities for the practice of sports like <a href="/wiki/Skiing" title="Skiing">skiing</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rock_climbing" title="Rock climbing">rock climbing</a>. Being a landlocked country, <a href="/wiki/Water_sports" class="mw-redirect" title="Water sports">water sports</a> can only be practiced on lakes, notably <a href="/wiki/Lake_Sevan" title="Lake Sevan">Lake Sevan</a>. Competitively, Armenia has been very successful at chess, weightlifting, and wrestling at the international level. Armenia is also an active member of the international sports community, with full membership in the <a href="/wiki/Union_of_European_Football_Associations" class="mw-redirect" title="Union of European Football Associations">Union of European Football Associations</a> (UEFA), <a href="/wiki/Federation_of_International_Bandy" title="Federation of International Bandy">Federation of International Bandy</a> (FIB), <a href="/wiki/International_School_Sport_Federation" title="International School Sport Federation">International School Sport Federation</a>, <a href="/wiki/International_Ice_Hockey_Federation" title="International Ice Hockey Federation">International Ice Hockey Federation</a> (IIHF), among others. It also hosts the <a href="/wiki/Pan-Armenian_Games" title="Pan-Armenian Games">Pan-Armenian Games</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Olympics_as_part_of_the_USSR">Olympics as part of the USSR</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Armenia&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Olympics as part of the USSR"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tsaghkadzor_Olympic_Sports_complex.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Tsaghkadzor_Olympic_Sports_complex.jpg/250px-Tsaghkadzor_Olympic_Sports_complex.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Tsaghkadzor_Olympic_Sports_complex.jpg/375px-Tsaghkadzor_Olympic_Sports_complex.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Tsaghkadzor_Olympic_Sports_complex.jpg/500px-Tsaghkadzor_Olympic_Sports_complex.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2296" data-file-height="1138" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Tsaghkadzor_Olympic_Sports_Complex" title="Tsaghkadzor Olympic Sports Complex">Tsaghkadzor Olympic Sports Complex</a>, opened in 1967 specifically to host the preparation of the Soviet athletes for the <a href="/wiki/1968_Summer_Olympics" title="1968 Summer Olympics">1968 Summer Olympics</a> in <a href="/wiki/Mexico_City" title="Mexico City">Mexico City</a></figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Armenian_Olympic_medalists" title="List of Armenian Olympic medalists">List of Armenian Olympic medalists</a></div> <p>Prior to 1992, Armenians would participate in the Olympics representing the <a href="/wiki/USSR" class="mw-redirect" title="USSR">USSR</a>, and in 1992 they were part of the <a href="/wiki/Unified_Team_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics" title="Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics">Unified Team</a>. As part of the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a>, Armenia was very successful, winning plenty of medals and helping the <a href="/wiki/USSR" class="mw-redirect" title="USSR">USSR</a> win the medal standings at the <a href="/wiki/Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Olympics">Olympics</a> on numerous occasions. The first medal won by an Armenian in modern Olympic history was by <a href="/wiki/Hrant_Shahinyan" title="Hrant Shahinyan">Hrant Shahinyan</a> (sometimes spelled as Grant Shaginyan), who won two golds and two silvers in <a href="/wiki/Gymnastics" title="Gymnastics">gymnastics</a> at the <a href="/wiki/1952_Summer_Olympics" title="1952 Summer Olympics">1952 Summer Olympics</a> in <a href="/wiki/Helsinki" title="Helsinki">Helsinki</a>. To highlight the level of success of Armenians in the <a href="/wiki/Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Olympics">Olympics</a>, Shahinyan was quoted as saying: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p><i>Armenian sportsmen had to outdo their opponents by several notches for the shot at being accepted into any Soviet team. But those difficulties notwithstanding, 90 percent of <a href="/wiki/Armenians" title="Armenians">Armenian</a> athletes on Soviet Olympic teams came back with medals</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>Armenia contributed several more notable gymnasts to the powerful Soviet gymnastics team, including world and Olympic champions <a href="/wiki/Albert_Azaryan" title="Albert Azaryan">Albert Azaryan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eduard_Azaryan" title="Eduard Azaryan">Eduard Azaryan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Artur_Akopyan" title="Artur Akopyan">Artur Akopyan</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Olympics_after_Independence">Olympics after Independence</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Armenia&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Olympics after Independence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Armenia_at_the_Olympics" title="Armenia at the Olympics">Armenia at the Olympics</a></div> <p>Armenia first participated at the <a href="/wiki/1992_Summer_Olympics" title="1992 Summer Olympics">1992 Summer Olympics</a> in <a href="/wiki/Barcelona" title="Barcelona">Barcelona</a>, under a unified <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Independent_States" title="Commonwealth of Independent States">CIS</a> team, where it was very successful. Despite only having five athletes Armenians won 4 medals. <a href="/wiki/Hrachya_Petikyan" title="Hrachya Petikyan">Hrachya Petikyan</a> won gold in <a href="/wiki/Sharp_shooting" class="mw-redirect" title="Sharp shooting">sharp shooting</a>, <a href="/wiki/Israel_Militosyan" title="Israel Militosyan">Israel Militosyan</a> won gold in <a href="/wiki/Olympic_weightlifting" title="Olympic weightlifting">weightlifting</a>, and in <a href="/wiki/Wrestling" title="Wrestling">wrestling</a> <a href="/wiki/Mnatsakan_Iskandaryan" title="Mnatsakan Iskandaryan">Mnatsakan Iskandaryan</a> won gold and <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Ter-Mkrtychyan" class="mw-redirect" title="Alfred Ter-Mkrtychyan">Alfred Ter-Mkrtychyan</a> won silver. Since the <a href="/wiki/Armenia_at_the_1994_Winter_Olympics" title="Armenia at the 1994 Winter Olympics">1994 Winter Olympics</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lillehammer" title="Lillehammer">Lillehammer</a>, Armenia has participated as an independent nation. </p><p>Armenia participates in the <a href="/wiki/Summer_Olympic_Games" title="Summer Olympic Games">Summer Olympic Games</a> in <a href="/wiki/Boxing" title="Boxing">boxing</a>, fencing, wrestling, weightlifting, <a href="/wiki/Judo" title="Judo">judo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gymnastics" title="Gymnastics">gymnastics</a>, <a href="/wiki/Track_and_field" title="Track and field">track and field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Diving_(sport)" title="Diving (sport)">diving</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swimming_(sport)" title="Swimming (sport)">swimming</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Shooting_at_the_Summer_Olympics" title="Shooting at the Summer Olympics">sharp shooting</a>. It also participates in the <a href="/wiki/Winter_Olympic_Games" title="Winter Olympic Games">Winter Olympic Games</a> in <a href="/wiki/Alpine_skiing" title="Alpine skiing">alpine skiing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cross-country_skiing_(sport)" title="Cross-country skiing (sport)">cross-country skiing</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Figure_skating" title="Figure skating">figure skating</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Popular_sports">Popular sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Armenia&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Popular sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wrestling">Wrestling</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Armenia&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Wrestling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Wrestling_in_Armenia" title="Wrestling in Armenia">Wrestling in Armenia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wrestling_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Wrestling Federation of Armenia">Wrestling Federation of Armenia</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Grappling_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Grappling Federation of Armenia">Grappling Federation of Armenia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mas-Wrestling_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Mas-Wrestling Federation of Armenia">Mas-Wrestling Federation of Armenia</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Wrestling" title="Wrestling">Wrestling</a> has been a successful sport in the <a href="/wiki/Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Olympics">Olympics</a> for Armenia. Half of the twelve <a href="/wiki/Armenia_at_the_Olympics" title="Armenia at the Olympics">Armenian Olympic medalists</a> and were wrestlers. At the <a href="/wiki/Armenia_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics" title="Armenia at the 1996 Summer Olympics">1996 Summer Olympics</a> in <a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, Georgia">Atlanta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Armen_Nazaryan" title="Armen Nazaryan">Armen Nazaryan</a> won the gold in the Men's <a href="/wiki/Greco-Roman_wrestling" title="Greco-Roman wrestling">Greco-Roman</a> Flyweight (52 kg) category, and <a href="/wiki/Armen_Mkrtchyan" title="Armen Mkrtchyan">Armen Mkrtchyan</a> won the silver in Men's <a href="/wiki/Freestyle_wrestling" title="Freestyle wrestling">Freestyle</a> Paperweight (48 kg) category, securing Armenia's first two medals in its modern Olympic history. </p><p>With Armenia's two gold medalists, Armen Nazaryan (1996) and Artur Aleksanyan (2016), and three silver medalists, Armen Mkrtchyan (1996), Tigran Martirosyan (2008), and <a href="/wiki/Arsen_Julfalakyan" title="Arsen Julfalakyan">Arsen Julfalakyan</a> (2012), wrestling is Armenia's most successful Olympic sport. More than half of Armenia's Olympic medals have come from wrestling. </p><p>Armenia hosted the 2010 <a href="/wiki/FILA_Wrestling_World_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="FILA Wrestling World Cup">FILA Wrestling World Cup</a>. The Armenian wrestling team came in third place overall and Armenian wrestlers individually won three of the seven gold medals. </p><p>Traditional Armenian wrestling is called <i>kokh</i>, and practiced in traditional garb; it was one of the influences included in the Soviet combat sport of <a href="/wiki/Sambo_(martial_art)" title="Sambo (martial art)">sambo</a>, which is also very popular. Sambo in Armenia is regulated by the <a href="/wiki/Sambo_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Sambo Federation of Armenia">Sambo Federation of Armenia</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Football">Football</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Armenia&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Zepyur_camp,_Pyunik_village_21.06.2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Zepyur_camp%2C_Pyunik_village_21.06.2012.jpg/220px-Zepyur_camp%2C_Pyunik_village_21.06.2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="158" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Zepyur_camp%2C_Pyunik_village_21.06.2012.jpg/330px-Zepyur_camp%2C_Pyunik_village_21.06.2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Zepyur_camp%2C_Pyunik_village_21.06.2012.jpg/440px-Zepyur_camp%2C_Pyunik_village_21.06.2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="958" data-file-height="686" /></a><figcaption>Zepyur Football Training Camp in <a href="/wiki/Kotayk_Province" title="Kotayk Province">Kotayk Province</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hrazdan_Stadium_(28.08.2019)_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Hrazdan_Stadium_%2828.08.2019%29_01.jpg/220px-Hrazdan_Stadium_%2828.08.2019%29_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Hrazdan_Stadium_%2828.08.2019%29_01.jpg/330px-Hrazdan_Stadium_%2828.08.2019%29_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Hrazdan_Stadium_%2828.08.2019%29_01.jpg/440px-Hrazdan_Stadium_%2828.08.2019%29_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3972" data-file-height="2718" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Hrazdan_Stadium" title="Hrazdan Stadium">Hrazdan Stadium</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Armenia_vs_Portugal,_13_June_2015,_V._Sargsyan_Rep._Stad._Yerevan_(12).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Armenia_vs_Portugal%2C_13_June_2015%2C_V._Sargsyan_Rep._Stad._Yerevan_%2812%29.jpg/220px-Armenia_vs_Portugal%2C_13_June_2015%2C_V._Sargsyan_Rep._Stad._Yerevan_%2812%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Armenia_vs_Portugal%2C_13_June_2015%2C_V._Sargsyan_Rep._Stad._Yerevan_%2812%29.jpg/330px-Armenia_vs_Portugal%2C_13_June_2015%2C_V._Sargsyan_Rep._Stad._Yerevan_%2812%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Armenia_vs_Portugal%2C_13_June_2015%2C_V._Sargsyan_Rep._Stad._Yerevan_%2812%29.jpg/440px-Armenia_vs_Portugal%2C_13_June_2015%2C_V._Sargsyan_Rep._Stad._Yerevan_%2812%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="543" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Vazgen_Sargsyan_Republican_Stadium" title="Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium">Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium</a>, home of <a href="/wiki/Armenia_national_football_team" title="Armenia national football team">Armenia national football team</a></figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Football_in_Armenia" title="Football in Armenia">Football in Armenia</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">Football</a> is the most popular sport in Armenia. Armenia used to play as part of the <a href="/wiki/USSR_national_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="USSR national football team">USSR national football team</a> at the international level. Their most successful team was <a href="/wiki/FC_Ararat_Yerevan" title="FC Ararat Yerevan">Yerevan's FC Ararat</a>, which had claimed Soviet championship in the 1973, and had also gone to post home victory against <a href="/wiki/FC_Bayern_Munich" title="FC Bayern Munich">FC Bayern Munich</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_European_Cup" title="1974–75 European Cup">1974–75 European Cup</a>. Armenia played as part of the <a href="/wiki/USSR" class="mw-redirect" title="USSR">USSR</a> until 1992, when the <a href="/wiki/Armenia_national_football_team" title="Armenia national football team">Armenia national football team</a> played their first official match, representing solely Armenia, against <a href="/wiki/Moldova_national_football_team" title="Moldova national football team">Moldova</a>. The national team is controlled by the <a href="/wiki/Football_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Football Federation of Armenia">Football Federation of Armenia</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Premier_League" title="Armenian Premier League">Armenian Premier League</a> is the top flight <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a> competition in Armenia. The league currently consists of ten teams, and relegates to the <a href="/wiki/Armenian_First_League" title="Armenian First League">Armenian First League</a>. Over the years, the league has evolved from a small competition, consisting of only eight teams to two separate divisions. Armenia also has many <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a> venues, such as the <a href="/wiki/Hrazdan_Stadium" title="Hrazdan Stadium">Hrazdan Stadium</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vazgen_Sargsyan_Republican_Stadium" title="Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium">Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Alg%C3%A9rie_-_Arm%C3%A9nie_-_20140531_-_Henrikh_Mkhitaryan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Alg%C3%A9rie_-_Arm%C3%A9nie_-_20140531_-_Henrikh_Mkhitaryan.jpg/170px-Alg%C3%A9rie_-_Arm%C3%A9nie_-_20140531_-_Henrikh_Mkhitaryan.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="257" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Alg%C3%A9rie_-_Arm%C3%A9nie_-_20140531_-_Henrikh_Mkhitaryan.jpg/255px-Alg%C3%A9rie_-_Arm%C3%A9nie_-_20140531_-_Henrikh_Mkhitaryan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Alg%C3%A9rie_-_Arm%C3%A9nie_-_20140531_-_Henrikh_Mkhitaryan.jpg/340px-Alg%C3%A9rie_-_Arm%C3%A9nie_-_20140531_-_Henrikh_Mkhitaryan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1461" data-file-height="2206" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Henrikh_Mkhitaryan" title="Henrikh Mkhitaryan">Henrikh Mkhitaryan</a> is currently the most prominent footballer in Armenia.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Nikita_Simonyan" title="Nikita Simonyan">Nikita Simonyan</a> was a member of the Olympic gold medal winning Soviet Union national football team at the <a href="/wiki/1956_Summer_Olympics" title="1956 Summer Olympics">1956 Summer Olympics</a> and a four-time <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Top_League" title="Soviet Top League">Soviet Top League</a> and two-time <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Cup" title="Soviet Cup">Soviet Cup</a> winner playing for <a href="/wiki/FC_Spartak_Moscow" title="FC Spartak Moscow">FC Spartak Moscow</a>. Simonyan also became the Soviet Top League top goalscorer three times. He also holds the record for most league goals scored for Spartak Moscow at 133. After retiring from football, he became the head coach of Spartak and later became the manager of both Spartak and <a href="/wiki/FC_Ararat_Yerevan" title="FC Ararat Yerevan">FC Ararat Yerevan</a>. Both teams won the Soviet Top League under Simonyan's management. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Henrikh_Mkhitaryan" title="Henrikh Mkhitaryan">Henrikh Mkhitaryan</a> is the current captain of the Armenia national football team and the team's star player. Mkhitaryan won the Armenian Premier League four times and the <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Supercup" title="Armenian Supercup">Armenian Supercup</a> twice as a player for <a href="/wiki/FC_Pyunik" title="FC Pyunik">FC Pyunik</a>. He has also been given the <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Footballer_of_the_Year" title="Armenian Footballer of the Year">Armenian Footballer of the Year</a> award nine times. As of 8 September 2019, Mkhitaryan is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_international_goals_scored_by_Henrikh_Mkhitaryan" title="List of international goals scored by Henrikh Mkhitaryan">top goalscorer of all time</a> for the Armenia national team with 29 goals. Many other Armenian players have played in European domestic leagues such as <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Petrosyan" class="mw-redirect" title="Arthur Petrosyan">Arthur Petrosyan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sargis_Hovsepyan" title="Sargis Hovsepyan">Sargis Hovsepyan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roman_Berezovsky" title="Roman Berezovsky">Roman Berezovsky</a>, <a href="/wiki/Edgar_Manucharyan" title="Edgar Manucharyan">Edgar Manucharyan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yura_Movsisyan" title="Yura Movsisyan">Yura Movsisyan</a> and many others. </p><p>Many Armenian diaspora footballers represented their country of birth, with the most notable players including <a href="/wiki/Youri_Djorkaeff" title="Youri Djorkaeff">Youri Djorkaeff</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alain_Boghossian" title="Alain Boghossian">Alain Boghossian</a> who were both part of the winning French team in the <a href="/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1998 FIFA World Cup">1998 FIFA World Cup</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andranik_Eskandarian" title="Andranik Eskandarian">Andranik Eskandarian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Andranik_Teymourian" title="Andranik Teymourian">Andranik Teymourian</a> of Iran, <a href="/wiki/Alecko_Eskandarian" title="Alecko Eskandarian">Alecko Eskandarian</a> of the United States, <a href="/wiki/Kevork_Mardikian" title="Kevork Mardikian">Kevork Mardikian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mardik_Mardikian" title="Mardik Mardikian">Mardik Mardikian</a> of Syria, <a href="/wiki/Wartan_Ghazarian" class="mw-redirect" title="Wartan Ghazarian">Wartan Ghazarian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Agop_Donabidian" title="Agop Donabidian">Agop Donabidian</a> of Lebanon, etc. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chess">Chess</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Armenia&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Chess"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Levon_Aronian_2011.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Levon_Aronian_2011.jpg/200px-Levon_Aronian_2011.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="299" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Levon_Aronian_2011.jpg/300px-Levon_Aronian_2011.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Levon_Aronian_2011.jpg/400px-Levon_Aronian_2011.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="3872" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/FIDE" title="FIDE">FIDE</a> World Ranked #2 <a href="/wiki/Levon_Aronian" title="Levon Aronian">Levon Aronian</a></figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Chess_in_Armenia" title="Chess in Armenia">Chess in Armenia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chess_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Chess Federation of Armenia">Chess Federation of Armenia</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Checkers_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Checkers Federation of Armenia">Checkers Federation of Armenia</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Chess" title="Chess">Chess</a> remains the most popular <a href="/wiki/Mind_sport" title="Mind sport">mind sport</a> in Armenia as well as among the most popular sports in general. It is widely played in Armenia, and in the <a href="/wiki/Armenian_diaspora" title="Armenian diaspora">Armenian diaspora</a>, where the Armenian schools encourage it as a curricular activity. Ethnic Armenian chess players have been very successful on the international chess scene. Notable chess players of Armenia include <a href="/wiki/Tigran_Petrosian" title="Tigran Petrosian">Tigran Petrosian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Levon_Aronian" title="Levon Aronian">Levon Aronian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Akopian" title="Vladimir Akopian">Vladimir Akopian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gabriel_Sargissian" title="Gabriel Sargissian">Gabriel Sargissian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sergei_Movsesian" title="Sergei Movsesian">Sergei Movsesian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rafael_Vaganian" title="Rafael Vaganian">Rafael Vaganian</a>. The legendary chess player <a href="/wiki/Garry_Kasparov" title="Garry Kasparov">Garry Kasparov</a> is of Armenian descent. </p><p>Armenia has won the <a href="/wiki/European_Team_Chess_Championship" title="European Team Chess Championship">European Team Chess Championship</a> in both the men (1999) and women (2003) sections. The 1999 men team was made up of <a href="/wiki/Smbat_Lputian" title="Smbat Lputian">Smbat Lputian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Artashes_Minasian" title="Artashes Minasian">Artashes Minasian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ashot_Anastasian" title="Ashot Anastasian">Ashot Anastasian</a>, Levon Aronian and <a href="/wiki/Arshak_Petrosian" title="Arshak Petrosian">Arshak Petrosian</a>. The 2003 women team was made up of <a href="/wiki/Elina_Danielian" title="Elina Danielian">Elina Danielian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lilit_Mkrtchian" title="Lilit Mkrtchian">Lilit Mkrtchian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nelly_Aginian" title="Nelly Aginian">Nelly Aginian</a>. </p><p>Levon Aronian won the <a href="/wiki/Chess_World_Cup" title="Chess World Cup">Chess World Cup</a> in <a href="/wiki/Chess_World_Cup_2005" title="Chess World Cup 2005">2005</a>. </p><p>In 2006, the Armenian Chess Team of Levon Aronian, Vladimir Akopian, Gabriel Sargissian, <a href="/wiki/Karen_Asrian" title="Karen Asrian">Karen Asrian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Artashes_Minasian" title="Artashes Minasian">Artashes Minasian</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Smbat_Lputian" title="Smbat Lputian">Smbat Lputian</a> won the <a href="/wiki/37th_Chess_Olympiad" title="37th Chess Olympiad">Chess Olympiad in Turin</a>. Two years later, Armenia successfully defended their Olympiad title with a <a href="/wiki/38th_Chess_Olympiad" title="38th Chess Olympiad">second consecutive win in Dresden</a>, the team being made up of Levon Aronian, Vladimir Akopian, Gabriel Sargissian, <a href="/wiki/Tigran_L._Petrosian" title="Tigran L. Petrosian">Tigran L. Petrosian</a> and Artashes Minasian. </p><p>Armenia won the <a href="/wiki/World_Team_Chess_Championship" title="World Team Chess Championship">World Team Chess Championship</a> in 2011, against the top ten teams of the world, including Russia and China. Members of the Armenian chess team were Levon Aronian, Sergei Movsesian, Vladimir Akopian, Gabriel Sargissian and <a href="/wiki/Robert_Hovhannisyan" title="Robert Hovhannisyan">Robert Hovhannisyan</a>. </p><p>The Armenian Chess Team won the Olympiad title for a third time in 2012 at the <a href="/wiki/40th_Chess_Olympiad" title="40th Chess Olympiad">Istanbul-hosted Chess Olympiad</a>. The team consisted of Levon Aronian, Sergei Movsesian, Vladimir Akopian, Gabriel Sargissian and Tigran L. Petrosian. </p><p>Armenia currently ranks 5th on the all-time Chess Olympiad medal table despite only competing since 1992. The nation was also a contributing power to the still #1 ranked <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a>. Tigran Petrosian himself is still ranked #1 for the best individual results in the open section. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Basketball">Basketball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Armenia&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Basketball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Basketball_Federation" class="mw-redirect" title="Armenian Basketball Federation">Armenian Basketball Federation</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mika_Arena,_Yerevan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Mika_Arena%2C_Yerevan.jpg/220px-Mika_Arena%2C_Yerevan.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Mika_Arena%2C_Yerevan.jpg/330px-Mika_Arena%2C_Yerevan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Mika_Arena%2C_Yerevan.jpg/440px-Mika_Arena%2C_Yerevan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="720" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Armenia_national_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Armenia national basketball team">Armenia national basketball team</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Mika_Sports_Arena" title="Mika Sports Arena">Mika Arena</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Despite the popularity of basketball in Armenia, the <a href="/wiki/Armenia_national_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Armenia national basketball team">country's national team</a> only recently made headlines internationally through winning the <a href="/wiki/2016_FIBA_European_Championship_for_Small_Countries" title="2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries">2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries</a>. </p><p>Armenia's best basketball players all play outside of the country, mostly in the United States and Russia. </p><p>The first ever season of the professional domestic basketball competition of Armenia known as <i><a href="/wiki/Armenia_Basketball_League_A" title="Armenia Basketball League A">Basketball League A</a></i> was launched in October 2017 with 7 participating teams, representing the cities of Yerevan (4 teams), Gyumri, Artik and Stepanakert.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Weightlifting">Weightlifting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Armenia&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Weightlifting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Weightlifting_in_Armenia" title="Weightlifting in Armenia">Weightlifting in Armenia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Weightlifting_Federation" title="Armenian Weightlifting Federation">Armenian Weightlifting Federation</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Powerlifting_Federation" title="Armenian Powerlifting Federation">Armenian Powerlifting Federation</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Olympic_weightlifting" title="Olympic weightlifting">Weightlifting</a> has also been a successful sport for Armenia in the <a href="/wiki/Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Olympics">Olympics</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Arsen_Melikyan" title="Arsen Melikyan">Arsen Melikyan</a> winning the bronze medal in Men's middleweight (77 kg) category at the <a href="/wiki/2000_Summer_Olympics" title="2000 Summer Olympics">2000 Summer Olympics</a>, which was the independent Republic of Armenia's first Olympic medal in weightlifting. In April 2007, the Armenia national team won the <a href="/wiki/2007_European_Weightlifting_Championships" title="2007 European Weightlifting Championships">2007 European Championships</a> in <a href="/wiki/Strasbourg" title="Strasbourg">Strasbourg</a>, with 10 gold medals.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Nazik_Avdalyan" title="Nazik Avdalyan">Nazik Avdalyan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tigran_Gevorg_Martirosyan" title="Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan">Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan</a> both became <a href="/wiki/World_Weightlifting_Championships" title="World Weightlifting Championships">World Weightlifting Champions</a> in 2009 and 2010, respectively. </p><p>Before the establishment of an independent <a href="/wiki/Armenia" title="Armenia">Armenia</a>, Armenian weightlifters like <a href="/wiki/Yurik_Sarkisyan" title="Yurik Sarkisyan">Yurik Sarkisyan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oksen_Mirzoyan" title="Oksen Mirzoyan">Oksen Mirzoyan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yurik_Vardanyan" title="Yurik Vardanyan">Yurik Vardanyan</a> competed for the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> and were very successful. <a href="/wiki/Yurik_Vardanyan" title="Yurik Vardanyan">Vardanyan</a> won the gold medal at the <a href="/wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics" title="1980 Summer Olympics">1980 Summer Olympics</a>, becoming the world's first weightlifter to achieve 400 point totals in the 82.5 kg weight category. He earned the title <a href="/wiki/Honoured_Master_of_Sports_of_the_USSR" class="mw-redirect" title="Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR">Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR</a> in 1977, and was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Lenin" title="Order of Lenin">Order of Lenin</a> in 1985. <a href="/wiki/Yurik_Vardanyan" title="Yurik Vardanyan">Yurik Vardanyan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yurik_Sarkisian" class="mw-redirect" title="Yurik Sarkisian">Yurik Sarkisian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Oksen_Mirzoyan" title="Oksen Mirzoyan">Oksen Mirzoyan</a> set multiple world records during their distinguished careers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Boxing">Boxing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Armenia&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Boxing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Boxing_in_Armenia" title="Boxing in Armenia">Boxing in Armenia</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Boxing" title="Boxing">Boxing</a> is a popular sport in Armenia. The country has regularly sent competitors to the <a href="/wiki/Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Olympics">Olympics</a>, but met with little success. The sport is regulated by the <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Boxing_Federation" title="Armenian Boxing Federation">Armenian Boxing Federation</a>. </p><p>Though Armenia has had little success in amateur boxing, the country has still produced an Olympic medalist, <a href="/wiki/Hrachik_Javakhyan" title="Hrachik Javakhyan">Hrachik Javakhyan</a>, and a World Champion, <a href="/wiki/Nshan_Munchyan" title="Nshan Munchyan">Nshan Munchyan</a>. </p><p>Armenian boxers have had more success in professional boxing. <a href="/wiki/Vic_Darchinyan" title="Vic Darchinyan">Vic Darchinyan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Abraham" title="Arthur Abraham">Arthur Abraham</a> have both won world titles in different weight divisions. <a href="/wiki/Susi_Kentikian" title="Susi Kentikian">Susi Kentikian</a> has also won world titles in women's boxing. <a href="/wiki/Khoren_Gevor" title="Khoren Gevor">Khoren Gevor</a> is a four-time world title challenger. <a href="/wiki/Karapet_Karapetyan" title="Karapet Karapetyan">Karapet Karapetyan</a> was long time Netherlands Champion in kickboxing and came far in boxing but stopped to continue as a lawyer. <a href="/wiki/Vanes_Martirosyan" title="Vanes Martirosyan">Vanes Martirosyan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Karo_Muratyan" class="mw-redirect" title="Karo Muratyan">Karo Muratyan</a> are both rising contenders. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Artistic_gymnastics">Artistic gymnastics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Armenia&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Artistic gymnastics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Gymnastics_Federation" title="Armenian Gymnastics Federation">Armenian Gymnastics Federation</a></div> <p>Armenia has produced many Olympic champions in <a href="/wiki/Artistic_gymnastics" title="Artistic gymnastics">artistic gymnastics</a> during the Soviet days, such as <a href="/wiki/Hrant_Shahinyan" title="Hrant Shahinyan">Hrant Shahinyan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Albert_Azaryan" title="Albert Azaryan">Albert Azaryan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eduard_Azaryan" title="Eduard Azaryan">Eduard Azaryan</a>. The success of the Armenian gymnasts in the Olympic competitions has greatly contributed in the popularity of the sport. Thus, many prominent competitors represent the country in the European and World championships, including <a href="/wiki/Artur_Davtyan" title="Artur Davtyan">Artur Davtyan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Harutyun_Merdinyan" title="Harutyun Merdinyan">Harutyun Merdinyan</a>. </p><p>The capital Yerevan has many state-owned schools of artistic gymnastics, including the Albert Azaryan School opened in 1964 and the Hrant Shahinyan School opened in 1965. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Futsal">Futsal</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Armenia&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Futsal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Futsal" title="Futsal">Futsal</a> is very popular in Armenia. Many companies as well as universities have their own teams who participate in the Futsal League of Armenia. Currently, 8 teams take part in the Armenian futsal league, representing the cities of Yerevan, <a href="/wiki/Gyumri" title="Gyumri">Gyumri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vanadzor" title="Vanadzor">Vanadzor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kapan" title="Kapan">Kapan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alaverdi,_Armenia" title="Alaverdi, Armenia">Alaverdi</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Mika_Sports_Arena" title="Mika Sports Arena">Mika Sports Arena</a> of Yerevan is the home of the <a href="/wiki/Armenia_national_futsal_team" title="Armenia national futsal team">Armenia national futsal team</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_growing_sports">Other growing sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Armenia&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Other growing sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Armenia_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team" title="Armenia men's national ice hockey team">Armenia men's national ice hockey team</a> is run by the <a href="/wiki/Ice_Hockey_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Ice Hockey Federation of Armenia">Ice Hockey Federation of Armenia</a>. They hosted the <a href="/wiki/2010_IIHF_World_Championship_Division_III#Group_B" title="2010 IIHF World Championship Division III">Division III, Group B</a> tournament of the 2010 World Championships.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Armenia_men%27s_national_ball_hockey_team" title="Armenia men's national ball hockey team">Armenia men's national ball hockey team</a> is managed by the <a href="/wiki/International_Armenian_Ball_Hockey_Association" title="International Armenian Ball Hockey Association">International Armenian Ball Hockey Association</a>.</li> <li>In an attempt to promote <a href="/wiki/Figure_skating" title="Figure skating">figure skating</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">ice hockey</a> in Armenia, the <a href="/wiki/Yerevan_Figure_Skating_and_Hockey_Sports_School" title="Yerevan Figure Skating and Hockey Sports School">Yerevan Figure Skating and Hockey Sports School</a> was opened in Yerevan, in December 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Figure skating is overseen by the <a href="/wiki/Figure_Skating_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Figure Skating Federation of Armenia">Figure Skating Federation of Armenia</a>.</li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Incourt_Tennis_Complex,_Yerevan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Incourt_Tennis_Complex%2C_Yerevan.jpg/220px-Incourt_Tennis_Complex%2C_Yerevan.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Incourt_Tennis_Complex%2C_Yerevan.jpg/330px-Incourt_Tennis_Complex%2C_Yerevan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Incourt_Tennis_Complex%2C_Yerevan.jpg/440px-Incourt_Tennis_Complex%2C_Yerevan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3239" data-file-height="1731" /></a><figcaption><i>Incourt</i> Tennis Complex in Yerevan</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tennis" title="Tennis">Tennis</a> is quite popular in Armenia. <a href="/wiki/Sargis_Sargsian" title="Sargis Sargsian">Sargis Sargsian</a> is the best tennis player that represented the country in international level. He is a 3-time Olympian who won the <a href="/wiki/1997_Hall_of_Fame_Tennis_Championships" title="1997 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships">1997 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships</a> in singles and the 2003 <a href="/wiki/Citi_Open" class="mw-redirect" title="Citi Open">Citi Open</a> and 2003 <a href="/wiki/BRD_N%C4%83stase_%C8%9Airiac_Trophy" class="mw-redirect" title="BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy">BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy</a> in doubles. Certain members of the <a href="/wiki/Armenian_diaspora" title="Armenian diaspora">Armenian diaspora</a> like <a href="/wiki/Andre_Agassi" title="Andre Agassi">Andre Agassi</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Nalbandian" title="David Nalbandian">David Nalbandian</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Maleeva_sisters" title="Maleeva sisters">Maleeva sisters</a> have excelled in the sport. Tennis is governed by the <a href="/wiki/Tennis_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Tennis Federation of Armenia">Tennis Federation of Armenia</a>, which manages the <a href="/wiki/Armenia_Davis_Cup_team" title="Armenia Davis Cup team">Armenia Davis Cup team</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Armenia_Billie_Jean_King_Cup_team" title="Armenia Billie Jean King Cup team">Armenia Billie Jean King Cup team</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_Armenia" title="Rugby union in Armenia">Rugby union in Armenia</a> is among the growing sports. The <a href="/wiki/Armenia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Armenia national rugby union team">Armenia national rugby union team</a> has drawn much of its strength from the <a href="/wiki/Armenian_diaspora" title="Armenian diaspora">Armenian diaspora</a>, and the fact that there are many Armenian rugby players in <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>. It has also drawn strength from the popularity of rugby in neighbouring <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(country)" title="Georgia (country)">Georgia</a>.</li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lori,_Vanadzor_ski_resort.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Lori%2C_Vanadzor_ski_resort.jpg/220px-Lori%2C_Vanadzor_ski_resort.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Lori%2C_Vanadzor_ski_resort.jpg/330px-Lori%2C_Vanadzor_ski_resort.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Lori%2C_Vanadzor_ski_resort.jpg/440px-Lori%2C_Vanadzor_ski_resort.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1067" /></a><figcaption>Vanadzor ski resort</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Skiing" title="Skiing">Skiing</a> is another growing sport in Armenia. The mountainous nature of the country has allowed for the development of the sport, especially after the establishment of the <a href="/wiki/Tsaghkadzor_ski_resort" title="Tsaghkadzor ski resort">Tsaghkadzor ski resort</a> in 1986. In general, the skiing season in Armenia starts in mid-December and stretches well into March. There are ski resorts in <a href="/wiki/Vanadzor" title="Vanadzor">Vanadzor</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jermuk" title="Jermuk">Jermuk</a> as well. Professional skiing and <a href="/wiki/Snowboarding" title="Snowboarding">snowboarding</a> is managed by the <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Ski_Federation" title="Armenian Ski Federation">Armenian Ski Federation</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Field_hockey" title="Field hockey">Field hockey</a> is mainly popular in the town of Hrazdan. It is home to the only field hockey venue in Armenia, with a capacity of 1,500 seats. <i>Hrazdan Hockey Club</i> occasionally represents the country in several regional and international tournaments.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Soviet-Armenian player and 1980 Olympic bronze medalist <a href="/wiki/Sos_Hayrapetyan" title="Sos Hayrapetyan">Sos Hayrapetyan</a><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> played for the club between 1988 and 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-bio_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sevan_peninsula.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Sevan_peninsula.jpg/220px-Sevan_peninsula.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Sevan_peninsula.jpg/330px-Sevan_peninsula.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Sevan_peninsula.jpg/440px-Sevan_peninsula.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>Windsurfing in Sevan</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Windsurfing" title="Windsurfing">Windsurfing</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kitesurfing" class="mw-redirect" title="Kitesurfing">kitesurfing</a> are becoming popular in Armenia. It was first introduced by the initiative of the 2nd president of Armenia <a href="/wiki/Robert_Kocharyan" title="Robert Kocharyan">Robert Kocharyan</a>, who founded the Yerevan Yacht Club at the end of the 1990s.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The sport is being regulated by the Professional Windsurfing and Kitesurfing Federation of Armenia. The competitions regularly take place at the <a href="/wiki/Yerevan_Lake" title="Yerevan Lake">Yerevan Lake</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lyon_Park,_Yerevan" title="Lyon Park, Yerevan">Lyon Park of Yerevan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lake_Sevan" title="Lake Sevan">Lake Sevan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equestrianism" title="Equestrianism">Equestrian sport</a> in Armenia was founded in 1953 and is currently directed by the <a href="/wiki/Equestrian_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Equestrian Federation of Armenia">Federation of Equestrian sport of Armenia</a> (FEA), globally recognized by the <a href="/wiki/International_Federation_for_Equestrian_Sports" title="International Federation for Equestrian Sports">International Federation for Equestrian Sports</a> (FEI). With the increasing interest towards the equestrian sport in Armenia, many equestrian centres were opened in Armenia, including the <a href="/wiki/Hovik_Hayrapetyan_Equestrian_Centre" title="Hovik Hayrapetyan Equestrian Centre">Hovik Hayrapetyan Equestrian Centre</a> and Mirage equestrian centre in Yerevan, <i>Ara and Aytsemnik</i> equestrian centre in <a href="/wiki/Aknalich" title="Aknalich">Aknalich</a> (near <a href="/wiki/Vagharshapat" title="Vagharshapat">Vagharshapat</a>), and <i>Ayrudzi</i> horse-riding club in <a href="/wiki/Ashtarak" title="Ashtarak">Ashtarak</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cycle_sport" title="Cycle sport">Cycling</a> as a sport is becoming popular among the young Armenian generation. The <a href="/wiki/Yerevan_Velodrome" title="Yerevan Velodrome">Yerevan Velodrome</a> is an outdoor <a href="/wiki/Track_cycling" title="Track cycling">track cycling</a> venue with international standard, opened in 2011 to replace the old venue of the Soviet days.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Edgar Stepanyan of Armenia became champion of the <a href="/wiki/Scratch_race" title="Scratch race">scratch race</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2015_UEC_European_Track_Championships_(under-23_%26_junior)" title="2015 UEC European Track Championships (under-23 & junior)">2015 junior UEC European Track Championships</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Recently, <a href="/wiki/Mixed_martial_arts" title="Mixed martial arts">MMA</a> has gained massive popularity in Armenia, through the efforts of the <i>Armfighting</i> Professional Federation. It was founded in Yerevan in 2005 by <i>Hayk Ghukasyan</i> and currently runs several branches throughout the provinces of Armenia as well as <a href="/wiki/Nagorno-Karabakh_Republic" class="mw-redirect" title="Nagorno-Karabakh Republic">Artsakh</a>, with more than 2,000 athletes.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skateboarding" title="Skateboarding">Skateboarding</a> and <a href="/wiki/Roller_skating" title="Roller skating">roller skating</a> is overseen by the <a href="/wiki/Skateboarding_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Skateboarding Federation of Armenia">Skateboarding Federation of Armenia</a>. A professional grade <a href="/wiki/Skatepark" title="Skatepark">skatepark</a> was opened in Yerevan in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Archery" title="Archery">Archery</a> in Armenia is organized by the <a href="/wiki/National_Archery_Federation_of_Armenia" title="National Archery Federation of Armenia">National Archery Federation of Armenia</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golf" title="Golf">Golf</a> is overseen by the <a href="/wiki/Golf_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Golf Federation of Armenia">Golf Federation of Armenia</a>. The Ararat Golf Club in Yerevan hosts the Caucasus Cup.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Armenian_National_Rowing_and_Canoe_Federation" title="Armenian National Rowing and Canoe Federation">Armenian National Rowing and Canoe Federation</a> oversees the sports of <a href="/wiki/Rowing_(sport)" title="Rowing (sport)">rowing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canoeing" title="Canoeing">canoeing</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kayaking" title="Kayaking">kayaking</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taekwondo" title="Taekwondo">Taekwondo</a> is managed by the <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Taekwondo_Federation" title="Armenian Taekwondo Federation">Armenian Taekwondo Federation</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swimming_(sport)" title="Swimming (sport)">Swimming</a> and aquatic sports is overseen by the <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Swimming_Federation" title="Armenian Swimming Federation">Armenian Swimming Federation</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Karate_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Karate Federation of Armenia">Karate Federation of Armenia</a> is the regulating body of <a href="/wiki/Karate" title="Karate">karate</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Handball" title="Handball">Handball</a> is managed by the <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Handball_Federation" title="Armenian Handball Federation">Armenian Handball Federation</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shooting_sports" title="Shooting sports">Shooting</a> is overseen by the <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Shooting_Federation" title="Armenian Shooting Federation">Armenian Shooting Federation</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judo" title="Judo">Judo</a> is governed by the <a href="/wiki/Judo_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Judo Federation of Armenia">Judo Federation of Armenia</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_polo" title="Water polo">Water polo</a> athletes train under the <a href="/wiki/Water_Polo_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Water Polo Federation of Armenia">Water Polo Federation of Armenia</a>, while divers train with the <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Diving_Federation" title="Armenian Diving Federation">Armenian Diving Federation</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Table_tennis" title="Table tennis">Table tennis</a> athletes participate in various table tennis competitions, the sport is managed by the <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Table_Tennis_Federation" title="Armenian Table Tennis Federation">Armenian Table Tennis Federation</a>.</li> <li>There are several <a href="/wiki/Fencing" title="Fencing">fencing</a> clubs throughout Armenia, the sport is governed by the <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Fencing_Federation" title="Armenian Fencing Federation">Armenian Fencing Federation</a>.</li> <li>Armenia has hosted several <a href="/wiki/Volleyball" title="Volleyball">volleyball</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beach_volleyball" title="Beach volleyball">beach volleyball</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Snow_volleyball" title="Snow volleyball">snow volleyball</a> international competitions. Volleyball is overseen by the <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Volleyball Federation of Armenia">Volleyball Federation of Armenia</a>.</li> <li>The national <a href="/wiki/Badminton" title="Badminton">badminton</a> team of Armenia participates in various badminton tournaments. The sport is regulated by the <a href="/wiki/Badminton_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Badminton Federation of Armenia">Badminton Federation of Armenia</a>.</li> <li>There are small <a href="/wiki/Darts" title="Darts">dart throwing</a> competitions held in the country, the sport is managed by the <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Darts_Federation" title="Armenian Darts Federation">Armenian Darts Federation</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wushu_(sport)" title="Wushu (sport)">Wushu</a> has been played in Armenia since the 1970's, the sport is organized by the <a href="/wiki/Traditional_Wushu_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Traditional Wushu Federation of Armenia">Traditional Wushu Federation of Armenia</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laser-run" title="Laser-run">Laser-run</a> competitions are hosted by the <a href="/wiki/National_Federation_of_Modern_Pentathlon_of_Armenia" title="National Federation of Modern Pentathlon of Armenia">National Federation of Modern Pentathlon of Armenia</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Table_football" title="Table football">Table soccer</a> tournaments have been held in Armenia since 2016. The sport is regulated by the <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Table_Soccer_Federation" title="Armenian Table Soccer Federation">Armenian Table Soccer Federation</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auto_racing" title="Auto racing">Auto racing</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kart_racing" title="Kart racing">kart racing</a> is managed by the <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Automobile_Federation" title="Armenian Automobile Federation">Armenian Automobile Federation</a>.</li> <li>The first <a href="/wiki/Squash_(sport)" title="Squash (sport)">squash</a> courts opened in Armenia in 2011, the sport is overseen by the <a href="/wiki/Armenian_National_Squash_Federation" title="Armenian National Squash Federation">Armenian National Squash Federation</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snooker" title="Snooker">Snooker</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pocket_billiards" class="mw-redirect" title="Pocket billiards">pocket billiards</a> (also known as pool) has been growing in popularity. Billiard and <a href="/wiki/Cue_sports" title="Cue sports">cue sports</a> is managed by the <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Snooker_And_Pocket_Billiards_Federation" title="Armenian Snooker And Pocket Billiards Federation">Armenian Snooker And Pocket Billiards Federation</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Armenia_national_baseball_team" title="Armenia national baseball team">Armenia national baseball team</a> represents Armenia in international <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> competitions. The sport is regulated by the <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Baseball_Federation" title="Armenian Baseball Federation">Armenian Baseball Federation</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Esports" title="Esports">Esports</a> is managed by the <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Esports_Federation" title="Armenian Esports Federation">Armenian Esports Federation</a>. In September 2023, <a href="/wiki/Yerevan" title="Yerevan">Yerevan</a> hosted the esports tournament "Betboom Dacha" with a prize pool of $250,000.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Teqball_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Teqball Federation of Armenia">Teqball Federation of Armenia</a> hosts <a href="/wiki/Teqball" title="Teqball">teqball</a> tournaments from the "Teqball Centre" in Yerevan.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korfball" title="Korfball">Korfball</a> is governed by the <a href="/wiki/Korfball_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Korfball Federation of Armenia">Korfball Federation of Armenia</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floorball" title="Floorball">Floorball</a> is managed by the <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Floorball_Federation" title="Armenian Floorball Federation">Armenian Floorball Federation</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountaineering" title="Mountaineering">Mountaineering</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hiking" title="Hiking">hiking</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Climbing" title="Climbing">climbing</a> in Armenia is represented by the <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Mountaineering_and_Hiking_Federation" title="Armenian Mountaineering and Hiking Federation">Armenian Mountaineering and Hiking Federation</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_dance" title="Armenian dance">Armenian dance</a> is managed by the <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Dance_Sport_Federation" title="Armenian Dance Sport Federation">Armenian Dance Sport Federation</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organizations">Organizations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Armenia&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Organizations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Homenetmen and <a href="/wiki/AGBU" class="mw-redirect" title="AGBU">AGBU</a> are the two biggest organizations that are devoted to athletics among Armenians. They, notably Homenetmen, have opened chapters all across the globe, wherever an Armenian community is present. Homenetmen organizes the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Pan-Homenetmen_Games&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pan-Homenetmen Games (page does not exist)">Pan-Homenetmen Games</a> each year, when the organization's members gather in a host city to play friendly matches against each other in various sports such as <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a>, <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sport_of_athletics" title="Sport of athletics">athletics</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">ice hockey</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Volleyball" title="Volleyball">volleyball</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Student_Sports_Federation" title="Armenian Student Sports Federation">Armenian Student Sports Federation</a> promotes student's sports and organizes national and international level student sporting activities and competitions. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Modern_rebuilding_efforts">Modern rebuilding efforts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Armenia&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Modern rebuilding efforts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Olympavan_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Olympavan_%282%29.jpg/220px-Olympavan_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Olympavan_%282%29.jpg/330px-Olympavan_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Olympavan_%282%29.jpg/440px-Olympavan_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption><i>Olympavan</i>, the training complex of the <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Olympic_Committee" title="Armenian Olympic Committee">Armenian Olympic Committee</a> in Yerevan</figcaption></figure> <p>As of the 2016 state budget, the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Armenia" title="Government of Armenia">government of Armenia</a> allocates around US$3.83 million annually for sports, and gives it to the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs, the body that determines which programs should benefit from the funds.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Due to the lack of success lately on the international level, in recent years, Armenia has rebuilt 16 Soviet-era sports schools and furnished them with new equipment for a total cost of $1.9 million. The rebuilding of the regional schools was financed by the Armenian government. About $9.3 million has been invested in the resort town of <a href="/wiki/Tsaghkadzor" title="Tsaghkadzor">Tsaghkadzor</a> to improve the <a href="/wiki/Winter_sports" title="Winter sports">winter sports</a> infrastructure, because of dismal performances at recent <a href="/wiki/Winter_sports" title="Winter sports">winter sports</a> events. In 2005, a <a href="/wiki/Cycling" title="Cycling">cycling</a> center was opened in <a href="/wiki/Yerevan" title="Yerevan">Yerevan</a>, with the aim of helping produce world class Armenian cyclists. The government has also promised a cash reward of $700,000 to Armenians who win a gold medal at the <a href="/wiki/Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Olympics">Olympics</a>. Rector of the Yerevan State Institute of Physical Culture Vahram Arakelian believes that Armenia will produce Olympic champions in 2016, because by that time “the work of new coaches and their influence on their trainees will be seen.”<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Football_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Football Federation of Armenia">Football Federation of Armenia</a> has opened 3 modern football training academies in <a href="/wiki/Yerevan" title="Yerevan">Yerevan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gyumri" title="Gyumri">Gyumri</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vanadzor" title="Vanadzor">Vanadzor</a>, in 2010, 2014, and 2016 respectively. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Armenia&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-world_info-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-world_info_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-world_info_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.worldinfozone.com/country.php?country=Armenia&page=2">World info</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://armenianow.com/?action=viewArticle&AID=1910&CID=1973&IID=&lng=eng">Last interview with Shahinian before death quote (Armenia Now).</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.armsport.am/hy/news/2017/10/20/Basketball/832550">Բասկետբոլ. 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Armenia">Archery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Athletic_Federation" title="Armenian Athletic Federation">Athletics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badminton_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Badminton Federation of Armenia">Badminton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basketball_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Basketball Federation of Armenia">Basketball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Boxing_Federation" title="Armenian Boxing Federation">Boxing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_National_Rowing_and_Canoe_Federation" title="Armenian National Rowing and Canoe Federation">Canoeing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Cycling_Federation" title="Armenian Cycling Federation">Cycling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equestrian_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Equestrian Federation of Armenia">Equestrian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Fencing_Federation" title="Armenian Fencing Federation">Fencing</a></li> <li>Field hockey</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Football Federation of Armenia">Football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golf_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Golf Federation of Armenia">Golf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Gymnastics_Federation" title="Armenian Gymnastics Federation">Gymnastics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Handball_Federation" title="Armenian Handball Federation">Handball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judo_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Judo Federation of Armenia">Judo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Federation_of_Modern_Pentathlon_of_Armenia" title="National Federation of Modern Pentathlon of Armenia">Modern pentathlon</a></li> <li>Rugby 7's</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_National_Rowing_and_Canoe_Federation" title="Armenian National Rowing and Canoe Federation">Rowing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Sailing_Federation" title="Armenian Sailing Federation">Sailing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Shooting_Federation" title="Armenian Shooting Federation">Shooting</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/IPSC_Armenia" title="IPSC Armenia">Practical Shooting</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Table_Tennis_Federation" title="Armenian Table Tennis Federation">Table tennis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Taekwondo_Federation" title="Armenian Taekwondo Federation">Taekwondo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennis_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Tennis Federation of Armenia">Tennis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Triathlon_Federation" title="Armenian Triathlon Federation">Triathlon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Volleyball_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Volleyball Federation of Armenia">Volleyball</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Volleyball_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Volleyball Federation of Armenia">Beach Volleyball</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Weightlifting_Federation" title="Armenian Weightlifting Federation">Weightlifting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrestling_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Wrestling Federation of Armenia">Wrestling</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Winter Olympic Sports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Biathlon_Federation" title="Armenian Biathlon Federation">Biathlon</a></li> <li>Bobsleigh</li> <li>Curling</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Figure_Skating_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Figure Skating Federation of Armenia">Skating</a> (Figure, Speed & Short Track)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ice_Hockey_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Ice Hockey Federation of Armenia">Ice hockey</a></li> <li>Luge</li> <li>Skeleton</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Ski_Federation" title="Armenian Ski Federation">Skiing</a> (Alpine, Cross Country, Nordic Combined, Freestyle & Jumping)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Ski_Federation" title="Armenian Ski Federation">Snowboarding</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other IOC Recognised Sports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Air sports</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Automobile_Federation" title="Armenian Automobile Federation">Auto racing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ice_Hockey_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Ice Hockey Federation of Armenia">Bandy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Baseball_Federation" title="Armenian Baseball Federation">Baseball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Snooker_And_Pocket_Billiards_Federation" title="Armenian Snooker And Pocket Billiards Federation">Billiard sports</a></li> <li>Boules</li> <li>Bowling</li> <li>Bridge</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chess_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Chess Federation of Armenia">Chess</a></li> <li>Cricket</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Dance_Sport_Federation" title="Armenian Dance Sport Federation">Dance sport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Floorball_Federation" title="Armenian Floorball Federation">Floorball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karate_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Karate Federation of Armenia">Karate</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Shotokan_Karate_Federation" title="Armenian Shotokan Karate Federation">Shotokan Karate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Kyokushin_Karate_Federation" title="Armenian Kyokushin Karate Federation">Kyokushin Karate</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korfball_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Korfball Federation of Armenia">Korfball</a></li> <li>Lifesaving</li> <li>Motorcycle racing</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Mountaineering_and_Hiking_Federation" title="Armenian Mountaineering and Hiking Federation">Mountaineering and Climbing</a></li> <li>Netball</li> <li>Orienteering</li> <li>Pelota Vasca</li> <li>Polo</li> <li>Powerboating</li> <li>Racquetball</li> <li>Roller sports</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Rugby Federation of Armenia">Rugby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Baseball_Federation" title="Armenian Baseball Federation">Softball</a></li> <li>Sport climbing</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_National_Squash_Federation" title="Armenian National Squash Federation">Squash</a></li> <li>Sumo</li> <li>Surfing</li> <li>Tug of war</li> <li>Underwater sports</li> <li>Water ski</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Traditional_Wushu_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Traditional Wushu Federation of Armenia">Wushu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Armenian_National_Disabled_Sports_Federation" title="Armenian National Disabled Sports Federation">Paralympic Sports</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Others Sports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div 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href="/wiki/Mas-Wrestling_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Mas-Wrestling Federation of Armenia">Mas-Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Powerlifting_Federation" title="Armenian Powerlifting Federation">Powerlifting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Rugby Federation of Armenia">Rugby Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sambo_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Sambo Federation of Armenia">Sambo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skateboarding_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Skateboarding Federation of Armenia">Skateboarding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Table_Soccer_Federation" title="Armenian Table Soccer Federation">Table Soccer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teqball_Federation_of_Armenia" title="Teqball Federation of Armenia">Teqball</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Olympic_Committee" title="Armenian Olympic Committee">Armenian Olympic Committee</a></li> <li><a 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title="Index of Armenia-related articles">articles</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_Armenia" title="History of Armenia">History</a> <br /><span class="nobold">(<a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Armenian_history" title="Timeline of Armenian history">timeline</a>)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Early</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Origin_of_the_Armenians" title="Origin of the Armenians">Origins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Name_of_Armenia" title="Name of Armenia">Name</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shulaveri%E2%80%93Shomu_culture" title="Shulaveri–Shomu culture">Shulaveri–Shomu culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kura%E2%80%93Araxes_culture" title="Kura–Araxes culture">Kura–Araxes culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hayk" title="Hayk">Hayk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hayasa-Azzi" title="Hayasa-Azzi">Hayasa-Azzi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitanni" title="Mitanni">Mitanni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nairi_(Armenian_usages)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nairi (Armenian usages)">Nairi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mushki" title="Mushki">Mushki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Urumeans" title="Urumeans">Urumeans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diauehi" title="Diauehi">Diauehi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Etiuni" title="Etiuni">Etiuni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Urartu" title="Urartu">Kingdom of Urartu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medes" title="Medes">Median kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orontid_dynasty" title="Orontid dynasty">Orontid dynasty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Achaemenid_Empire" title="Achaemenid Empire">Achaemenid Empire</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Satrapy_of_Armenia" title="Satrapy of Armenia">Satrapy of Armenia</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Armenia_(antiquity)" title="Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)">Kingdom of Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roman_Armenia" title="Roman Armenia">Roman Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parthian_Empire" title="Parthian Empire">Parthian Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Armenia" title="Byzantine Armenia">Byzantine Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sasanian_Armenia" title="Sasanian Armenia">Sasanian Armenia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Middle</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arminiya" title="Arminiya">Arminiya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sajid_dynasty" title="Sajid dynasty">Sajids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bagratid_Armenia" title="Bagratid Armenia">Bagratid Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Kingdom_of_Cilicia" title="Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia">Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sallarid_dynasty" title="Sallarid dynasty">Sallarids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilkhanate" title="Ilkhanate">Ilkhanate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chobanids" title="Chobanids">Chobanids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aq_Qoyunlu" title="Aq Qoyunlu">Aq Qoyunlu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kara_Koyunlu" class="mw-redirect" title="Kara Koyunlu">Kara Koyunlu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenians_in_the_Ottoman_Empire" title="Armenians in the Ottoman Empire">Ottoman Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iranian_Armenia_(1502%E2%80%931828)" title="Iranian Armenia (1502–1828)">1508–1828 Iranian Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Safavid_Iran" title="Safavid Iran">Safavid Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Afsharid_Iran" title="Afsharid Iran">Afsharid Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qajar_dynasty" title="Qajar dynasty">Qajar Iran</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Erivan_Khanate" title="Erivan Khanate">Erivan Khanate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karabakh_Khanate" title="Karabakh Khanate">Karabakh Khanate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Turkmenchay" title="Treaty of Turkmenchay">Treaty of Turkmenchay</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russian_Armenia" title="Russian Armenia">Russian Armenia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Modern</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Republic_of_Armenia" title="First Republic of Armenia">First Republic of Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic" title="Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic">Soviet Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Armenia#Independent_Armenia_(1991-today)" title="History of Armenia">Independent Armenia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">By topic</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_genocide" title="Armenian genocide">Armenian genocide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagorno-Karabakh_conflict" title="Nagorno-Karabakh conflict">Nagorno-Karabakh conflict</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_national_movement" title="Armenian national movement">Armenian national movement</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Category:History_of_Armenia" title="Category:History of Armenia">more...</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Armenia" title="Armenia"><img alt="Armenia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Arms_of_Armenia.svg/80px-Arms_of_Armenia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="90" 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title="List of cities and towns in Armenia">Cities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climate_of_Armenia" title="Climate of Armenia">Climate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Armenia" title="List of earthquakes in Armenia">Earthquakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extreme_points_of_Armenia" class="mw-redirect" title="Extreme points of Armenia">Extreme points</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Sevan" title="Lake Sevan">Lake Sevan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountains_of_Armenia" title="Mountains of Armenia">Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_Armenia" title="Municipalities of Armenia">Municipalities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_Armenia" title="List of rivers of Armenia">Rivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_lakes_of_Armenia" title="List of lakes of Armenia">Lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shikahogh_State_Reserve" title="Shikahogh State Reserve">Shikahogh State Reserve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shirak_Plain" title="Shirak Plain">Shirak Plain</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Category:Geography_of_Armenia" title="Category:Geography of Armenia">more...</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Armenia" title="Politics of Armenia">Politics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Armenia" title="Administrative divisions of Armenia">Administrative divisions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Armenia" title="Constitution of Armenia">Constitution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corruption_in_Armenia" title="Corruption in Armenia">Corruption</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Armenia" title="Elections in Armenia">Elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Armenia" title="Foreign relations of Armenia">Foreign relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Armenia" title="Government of Armenia">Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_Armenia" title="Human rights in Armenia">Human rights</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Armenia" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in Armenia">LGBT rights</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Armenia" title="Judiciary of Armenia">Judiciary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Armenia" title="Armed Forces of Armenia">Military</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Armenia)" title="National Assembly (Armenia)">National Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Security_Service_(Armenia)" title="National Security Service (Armenia)">National Security Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Police_of_Armenia" title="Police of Armenia">Police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Armenia" title="List of political parties in Armenia">Political parties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Armenia" title="President of Armenia">President</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Armenia" title="Prime Minister of Armenia">Prime Minister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_National_Assembly_of_Armenia" title="President of the National Assembly of Armenia">President of the National Assembly</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Category:Government_of_Armenia" title="Category:Government of Armenia">more on government</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Category:Politics_of_Armenia" title="Category:Politics of Armenia">on politics</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Armenia" title="Economy of Armenia">Economy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agriculture_in_Armenia" title="Agriculture in Armenia">Agriculture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Stock_Exchange" class="mw-redirect" title="Armenian Stock Exchange">AMX (stock exchange)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Armenia" title="Central Bank of Armenia">Central Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Depository_of_Armenia" title="Central Depository of Armenia">Central Depository </a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_dram" title="Armenian dram">Dram (currency)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Energy_in_Armenia" title="Energy in Armenia">Energy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mineral_industry_of_Armenia" title="Mineral industry of Armenia">Mining</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pensions_in_Armenia" title="Pensions in Armenia">Pension reform</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taxation_in_Armenia" title="Taxation in Armenia">Taxation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Armenia" title="Telecommunications in Armenia">Telecommunications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourism_in_Armenia" title="Tourism in Armenia">Tourism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waste_management_in_Armenia" title="Waste management in Armenia">Waste management</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Transport_in_Armenia" title="Transport in Armenia">Transport</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/South_Caucasus_Railway" title="South Caucasus Railway">South Caucasus Railway</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Armenia" title="Culture of Armenia">Culture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_alphabet" title="Armenian alphabet">Alphabet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_architecture" title="Armenian architecture">Architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_art" title="Armenian art">Art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_Armenia" title="Cinema of Armenia">Cinema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_cuisine" title="Armenian cuisine">Cuisine</a> (<a href="/wiki/Armenian_wine" title="Armenian wine">wine</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_dance" title="Armenian dance">Dance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_language" title="Armenian language">Language</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Armenian" title="Eastern Armenian">Eastern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Armenian" title="Western Armenian">Western</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_literature" title="Armenian literature">Literature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Armenia" title="Music of Armenia">Music</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Sport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theater_of_Armenia" title="Theater of Armenia">Theatre</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Category:Culture_of_Armenia" title="Category:Culture of Armenia">more...</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Armenia" title="Demographics of Armenia">Demographics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Census_in_Armenia" title="Census in Armenia">Census</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_Armenia" title="Crime in Armenia">Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Education_in_Armenia" title="Education in Armenia">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethnic_minorities_in_Armenia" title="Ethnic minorities in Armenia">Ethnic minorities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Health_in_Armenia" title="Health in Armenia">Health</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenians" title="Armenians">People</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_diaspora" title="Armenian diaspora">diaspora</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_issues_in_Armenia" title="Social issues in Armenia">Social issues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women_in_Armenia" title="Women in Armenia">Women</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Category:Demographics_of_Armenia" title="Category:Demographics of Armenia">more...</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Religion_in_Armenia" title="Religion in Armenia">Religion</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Apostolic_Church" title="Armenian Apostolic Church">Armenian Apostolic Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Catholic_Church" title="Armenian Catholic Church">Armenian Catholic Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Evangelical_Church" title="Armenian Evangelical Church">Armenian Evangelical Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Brotherhood_Church" title="Armenian Brotherhood Church">Armenian Brotherhood Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Armenia" title="History of the Jews in Armenia">Judaism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islam_in_Armenia" title="Islam in Armenia">Islam</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Category:Religion_in_Armenia" title="Category:Religion in Armenia">more...</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/National_symbols_of_Armenia" title="National symbols of Armenia">Symbols</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Cross" title="Armenian Cross">Armenian Cross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_eternity_sign" title="Armenian eternity sign">Armenian eternity sign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Armenia" title="Coat of arms of Armenia">Coat of arms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Armenia" title="Flag of Armenia">Flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Ararat" title="Mount Ararat">Mount Ararat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mer_Hayrenik" title="Mer Hayrenik">National anthem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apricot" title="Apricot">Apricot</a></li> <li><a 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