Henrikh Mkhitaryan is proud of Armenian athletes’ success in Rio
YEREVAN, AUGUST 17, ARMENPRESS. Armenia’s and Manchester United midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan congratulated via his Facebook account Armenian Olympic athletes for their successful results.
Mkhitaryan posted the photos of Arthur Alexanyan, Mihran Harutyunyan, Simon Martirosyan and Gor Minasyan and noted that he is proud of the Armenian athletes.
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