Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture and Sport
Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture and Sport is a high-education institute, located in Yerevan, Armenia. It was founded in 1945 and prepares trainers, sports journalists, specialists in kinesiology and adaptive physical training. The graduates are awarded a diploma, which is a state-authorized document asserting the higher education completion for state agencies.Faculties/department
- Adaptive physical culture
- Athletics
- Basketball
- Boxing
- Chess
- Fencing
- Football
- Free-style wrestling
- Graeco-Roman wrestling
- Gymnastics
- Handball
- Heavy athletics
- Judo
- Кaratedo
- Кinesiology
- Salvage operations
- Skates and cycle racing
- Sports dances
- Sports journalism
- Sports pedagogical
- Swimming
- Table tennis
- Unarmed self-defence
- Volleyball
Notable alumni
- Levon Aronian, chess Grandmaster.
- Karen Asrian, chess Grandmaster and Olympic champion.
- Aghvan Chatinyan, mountain climber.
- Aleksandr Kabanov, Russian water polo player and coach.
- Ashot Nadanian, chess International Master, theoretician and coach.
- Vazgen Sargsyan, former Prime Minister of Armenia.
- Gagik Tsarukyan, Armenian businessman, current head of the Armenian Olympic Committee.
- Arsen Yegiazarian, chess Grandmaster and coach.
