The Armenian national team is preparing to participate in the BRICS Games, which will be held in Kazan from June 11 to 24, 2024. Armenia will be represented in 8 sports, with 29 athletes ready to compete for medals.
Table Tennis
Six athletes will represent Armenia in this sport:
- Ellada Gevorgyan
- Ruben Gaybakyan
- Valya Asoyan
- Avet Vasilyan
- Mariam Hambartsumyan
- Harutyun Harutyunyan
Wushu
The following representatives of Armenia will compete on the tatami:
- Arsen Bagryan
- Davit Vardanyan
- Davit Isahakyan
- Tanya Ohanyan
- Jirair Petrosyan
Belt Wrestling
Two athletes will represent Armenia in this ancient martial art:
- Erik Mesropyan
- Narek Sirunyan
Sambo
The Armenian sambo team consists of eight participants, each representing their weight category:
- Artur Manukyan (64 kg)
- Aram Agadzhanyan (71 kg)
- Artur Akopyan (79 kg)
- Vaagn Chalyan (88 kg)
- Arsen Khandzhyan (98 kg)
- David Harutyunyan (98+ kg)
- Anna Ayvazyan (50 kg)
- Arpine Mnatsakanyan (54 kg)
Karate
Six athletes will compete in karate competitions:
- Gor Nersisyan
- Hayk Karyan
- Suren Harutyunyan
- Hrachya Yeritsyan
- Narek Gasparyan
- Robert Ohanyan
Artistic Gymnastics
The only representative of Armenia in artistic gymnastics is Anna Mantashyan.
Other Sports
Armenia will also be represented in basketball biathlon and rhythmic gymnastics, but the teams for these sports have not yet been announced.
The BRICS Games 2024 will be held in Kazan from June 11 to 24. Approximately 5,000 athletes from over 70 countries will participate. The competition program includes 30 sports, of which 21 are Olympic and 9 are non-Olympic disciplines, including boxing, breakdancing, beach volleyball, beach handball, canoe sprint, rowing, judo, karate, koresh, belt wrestling, athletics, table tennis, swimming, diving, sambo, artistic swimming, skateboarding, wrestling, artistic gymnastics, tennis, wushu, fencing, basketball double-event, football double-event, rhythmic gymnastics, chess, weightlifting, badminton, equestrian sports, and acrobatic rock'n'roll.