Captain Martin Jaite will stick with the same line-up that scored the 5-0 victory over Germany: David Nalbandian, Juan Monaco, Carlos Berlocq and Horacio Zeballos.

Israeli grandmaster Boris Gelfand commented on his victory against Armenia’s Levon Aronian in the 9th round of Candidates Tournament, ongoing in London.

This match was extremely important for both teams, which were in the bottom of the Group B and needed a victory badly to get a chance for the World Cup ticket.

Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian lost to Israel’s Boris Gelfand in the 9th round of Candidates Tournament, ongoing in London.

Armenian grandmaster Sergei Movsesian lost to Hungary’s Richárd Rapport to come 6th with 2 points at tournament B of Tata Steel Chess Festival.

Armenian women’s chess championship is ongoing in Yerevan, with Narine Gasparyan beating Armine Babayan in the 4th round. Gasparyan scored 3.5 points to lead the tournament.

Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian suffered his first defeat by Fabiano Caruana in round 9 of Bilbao Chess Masters Final 2012.

Armenian’s chess team, headed by Arshak Petrosyan, is currently getting ready in Tsaghkadzor for Istanbul 2012 World Chess Olympiad.

Armenian Greco-Roman wrestling team is well-prepared, the squad’s second coach said.

Armenian grandmaster Samvel Ter-Sahakyan beat India’s Das Debashish in Athens-hosted World Junior U20 Chess Championships round 10. With 7,5 points, the player dropped to the 4th place.

British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday, August 12 London had hosted a "safe and secure" Olympics and thanked volunteers, the army and police for transforming the Games into what he said had been a successful global advertisement for Britain, Reuters reported.

On August 11, Armenia’s Hajimurad Nurmagomedov suffered a 2:0 defeat by Iran’s Naser Lashgari at Olympic men"s freestyle wrestling 84kg 1/8 finals.

On July 31, Armenian swimmer Mikayel Koloyan came 45th at men"s 100m freestyle, covering the distance in 53.82 time.

The value of an Olympic medal, for many the crowning achievement of a lifetime’s work, is of course priceless – an irreplaceable memento to outstanding athletic achievement.

Armenian grandmaster Hrant Melkumyan scored 9,5 points out of 13 to come 4th at blitz tournament held in the framework of Biel Chess Festival. With 9 points Sergei Movsesian took the 8th place.