A great performance for Armenia who won 7 medals (2 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze) at the second Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing (China), the closing ceremonies were held on August 28. The two gold medals were the work of Armenian weightlifters Hagop Mkrdtchian (77 kg) and Simon Martirosyan (85 kg) who were Olympic champions Youth. Hratchya Babayan (10m rifle shooting) and the wrestler Zaven Mikaelian (58 kg Greco-Roman wrestling) were runners-up. Nareg Manassian (boxing, 81 kg), Sarkis Hovsepian (76 kg freestyle) and Vaghinag Matevossian (76 kg freestyle) captured bronze medals.

Krikor Amirzayan