Hoops 4 Hayastan, a sports-focused non-profit organization founded in 2017 by two Armenian American members of that year’s Armenian National Basketball team, just wrapped up its biggest fundraiser, successfully raising about $50,000 last weekend. The […]
For the first time in his life, Edmen Shahbazyan has experienced the sour taste of defeat. The young middleweight fighter’s quest to become the youngest UFC champion ever took a hit on Saturday night after […]
It has been almost two years since Edmen Shahbazyan stepped into Las Vegas’ UFC Training Center to impress UFC president Dana White for a contract with mixed-martial art’s most lucrative promotion. On that sweltering July […]
Michael Hagopian was born to play basketball. “My dad put a ball in my hands when I was really young,” he fondly recalled during an interview with the Armenian Weekly late last summer. “They had […]
NEW YORK, NY—Ara Gevorgyan’s instrumental folk song “Artsakh” was blaring from the speakers of historic Madison Square Garden in New York City as 21-year-old Edmen Shahbazyan made his walk to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) […]
Armenia’s equestrian community is slowly drawing international attention with its top-notch coaches and athletes all training in state-of-the-art equestrian centers. At the pinnacle of this ever-growing equine community is the Hovik Hayrapetyan Equestrian Center. The […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The Clippers catered to Los Angeles’ Armenian fans Tuesday with a themed event they called Armenian Heritage Night. The evening marked the second consecutive season that the NBA franchise has paid tribute to […]
TBILISI—An Armenian female Mixed Martial Arts fighter honored the life of a slain Armenian officer with her most recent victory in the ring. Karine Karapetyan defeated Azeri Rena Safarova in the Tbilisi International Mixed Martial […]
Hovnanian School alumnus and retired Major League Soccer player Alecko Eskandarian is encouraging his youngest fans to pursue their dreams while retaining the history, language, and traditions of their Armenian culture. In an interview with […]
The much anticipated UEFA Nations League kicks off this week. The league is the UEFA’s attempt to bring more relevance to international football in Europe and reduce, if not eliminate, the international friendly matches which […]
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