6/05/2006

Armenia Wins Gold!


Armenia Took The Gold In The Men's Division Of The World Chess Olympiad.
Upon their return to Armenia, they were Welcomed by Thousands of Armenians in Downtown Yerevan's Freedom Square. The Champions are Levon Aronyan, Vladimir Hakobian, Gabriel Sarkisian, Artashes Minasian, Smbat Lputian and Karen Asryan.
Serj Sarkisian, Who Is The President Of The Armenian Chess Federation, Addressed the Crowd and Said "Our chess players have managed to justify our nation's hopes."
The Welcoming Ceremony Was Followed by a Concert and Fireworks.

37th Chess Olympiad was held in Turin.
China Took Silver And U.S.A Took the Bronze Medal.

(picture at chessvista.com)