Armenian shooter joins Olympic torch relay

Armenian shooter Elmira Karapetyan has joined the Olympic torch relay in Paris, the Armenian Shooting Federation reported on Wednesday.

Earlier, superheavyweight boxer Davit Chaloyan was named Armenia’s flag-bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics on July 26.

The Armenian Olympic team also includes gymnasts Artur Davtyan and Vahagn Davtyan, Greco-Roman wrestlers Artur Aleksanyan, Malkhas Amoyan, Slavik Galstyan, freestyle wrestlers Arsen Harutyunyan and Vazgen Tevanyan, weightlifters Andranik Karapetyan, Garik Karapetyan and Varazdat Lalayan, swimmers Varsenik Manucharyan and Artur Barseghyan and athlete Yervand Mkrtchyan.