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Vaghinak Sirekanyan won the Moscow Youth championship in speed category
Written by Mkhitar Mkhitaryan, Published: 29 March 2009
The member of 'Up The Rocks" club, Student MIPT Vaghinak Sirekanyan won the Moscow Youth championship in speed category, on March 22, 2009.
The competition was carried out in the "Global City" climbing hall in Moscow.
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- Category: Rock Climbing
- Published: 29 March 2009
Rock and Ice climbing
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