AGBU-AYA VARIOUS SPORTS COMPETITIONS: during "Navasartian 6th Games

1963 Apr 15 AGBU-AYA VARIOUS SPORTS COMPETITIONS: during "Navasartian 6th Games' Football, Ping-pong and Cycling sports completions briefing… The Football 2nd division tournament match between the Melkonian institution and Antranik B, The 1st Division Antranik vs Sagesse. After an interesting competition, Melkonian's flexible, athletic and well-trained boys took over the second Div. trophy. Antranik vs Sagesse "clash" occurred in the presence of HE Mr. Prime Minister Rashid Bey Karameh. The "Antranik" players lost many chances to set a point, and contrary to their superior draw, they were satisfied only with a draw (1-1). Mr. Khachatur Boyadjian refereed the game". Ping-Pong: Veteran players of the AYA-Zareh Noubar chapter, M. Barsoumian and V. Arzoumanian, were out of the country (these two athletes were part of the group representing Lebanon at the World Championships in Prague), the ping-pong competitions of the Sixth Navasartian Games became more exciting and were watched enthusiastically by many spectators. These games gave an opportunity in which it is worth remembering T. Kezknian (Zahle), G. Tchaghatsbanian (from Beirut), Aprahamian (from Damascus), and Y. Mahseredjian (from Amman)... "...in the semi-final competition of the tournament, Kezknian defeated the old player Sarkis Paskalian, who stopped singing and dancing for a moment and went to the sports arena. In the final competition, Hovhannes. Melidonian and Tony Kezkenian..." ".. Women's single championship - final: Hermine Keshishian (Melkonian instituted) defeats Koharig Bajakian (Beirut). The final match between groups resulted in Beirut-Damascus: 3-1". CYCLING. "Around a month ago, the AYA Cyclists reformed group, consisting of six cyclists, coached by professional cyclist Ghazaros Khachikian, brought its participation to Navasartian 6th Games, competing against each other." "...The competition: to go five times around the State Stadium-Saint Simon-UNESCO-Stadium circuit ...In the third round, the group separated into three parts. Group A headed by Movses Kazezian, followed by Setrak Mahdesian and Megrdich Peltekian. Movses Kazezian drove the last two laps alone and reached the finish line, 35 km. Cutting the distance in 1h. 2s.30 from two credits. Setrak Mahdesian was the second, and Megerditch Peltekian was the third..."