Armenian athlete wins gold, sets national record in 3000m at Balkan Championships

Armenia’s Yervand Mkrtchyan has won the gold medal in the 3000-meter run at the Balkan Athletics Championships held on June 20–21 in Volos, Greece. Mkrtchyan finished the race in a time of 7:52.75, which is also a new Armenian national record.

Armenia’s Razmik Ghazaryan won silver in the triple jump with a result of 16.20 m.

Earlier, Yervand Mkrtchyan won the 1500-meter race at an international tournament held in France, clocking 3:38.99.