Yervand Mkrtchyan – Balkan Countries Champion in the 1500m Race
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On February 15, the Balkan Indoor Athletics Championship took place in Belgrade. Representing the Armenian national team, Yervand Mkrtchyan became the champion in the 1500m race, securing first place with a time of 3:49.82.
1500m Race Results:
- Yervand Mkrtchyan (Armenia) – 3:49.82
- Anže Požgaj (Slovenia) – 3:51.69
- Ibraim Erata (Turkey) – 3:51.99
Another medal for Armenia was won by Gor Ovakimyan, who claimed silver in the triple jump with a result of 16.10m.
Other results of Armenian athletes in the tournament:
10th place – Milena Grigoryan (400m race) – 57.06 (personal record)
11th place – Yana Sargsyan (long jump) – 5.18m
12th place – Isabella Arakelyan (long jump) – 4.82m
17th place – Samvel Gevorgyan (60m race) – 7.05 (personal record)