Armenian Sports News Podcast

ASN's Jason Takhtadjian goes one-on-one with Armenia basketball star Andre Spight, who is preparing for Armenia's FIBA World Cup qualifier against Austria on November 24.

In this week's episode of the ASN Podcast, Andre Khatchaturian and Jason Takhtadjian preview Armenia's UEFA Nations League matches against Faroe Islands and Latvia. They also discuss FC Noah's run in the UEFA Conference League, Grigor Cholakyan's outstanding start to his Stanford collegiate career and Stiven Sardarian's sizzling campaign with Michigan Tech.

In this week's episode of the ASN Podcast, Andre Khatchaturian and Jason Takhtadjian examine Armenian athletes' performances in the first full week of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Artur Davtyan won Armenia's first medal, capturing the silver medal in the vault apparatus, becoming the first Armenian to win two medals in gymnastics. Finally, Jason and Andre break down Armenians who will be com...

In this week's episode of the ASN Podcast, Andre Khatchaturian and Jason Takhtadjian examine Armenian athletes' performances at the first weekend of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Davit Chaloyan got off to a strong start with an incredible first round victory over Delicious Orie in boxing and Vahagn and Artur Davtyan advanced to the finals for the rings and vault, respectively, in gymnastics.

In this week's episode of the ASN Podcast, Jason Takhtadjian and Andre Khatchaturian preview the 15 athletes representing Armenia at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Jason and Andre also give their predictions for the 2024 European Championship final between Spain and England. Finally, Jason interviews Houry Gebeshian, a former Armenian Olympian in gymnastics from the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio...

Andre Khatchaturian and Jason Takhtadjian discuss the Armenian men's and women's national football team's recent games, Elina Avanesyan's dominance at the 2024 French Open and what Islam Makhachev's UFC 302 victory means for his potential rematch against Arman Tsarukyan. Later, Andre talks to wrestling prospect Nicholas Sahakian of St. John Bosco High School about his recent commitment with the Un...

Jason Takhtadjian and Andre Khatchaturian debate what is next for MMA legend Gegard Mousasi after the former Bellator champion and UFC fighter got cut by the PFL following controversial comments. They also discuss the future of wrestling phenom Nicholas Sahakian, who commited to the University of Michigan. Finally, they talk about FC Pyunik's dominance in the Armenian Premier League, Andre Spight'...

Jason Takhtadjian and Andre Khatchaturian recap the biggest headlines in the world of Armenian sports in this week's episode of the ASN Podcast. Boston College defenseman and Dallas Stars draft pick Aram Minnetian joins the show to talk about the success he enjoyed in his first collegiate hockey season. The duo also recap Erik Bazinyan's controversial draw in the boxing ring, Armenia HC's success...

Jason Takhtadjian and Andre Khatchaturian take a final look back at Arman Tsarukyan's impressive split decision victory over Charles Oliveira at UFC 300 and debate whether his win was the greatest triumph in Armenian sports history. They also take a look at the 11 Armenian athletes who have qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, including Elmira Karapetyan (shooting) and Vahagn Davtyan (...

Sportsnet's Aaron Bronsteter joins the show to break down Arman Tsarukyan's lightweight eliminator bout against Charles Oliveira at UFC 300 in Las Vegas. Jason Takhtadjian and Andre Khatchaturian also discuss the Armenian women's national football team's historic victory against Bulgaria. They also highlight the impressive performances of college softball star Izzy Jamgotchian and bare-knuckle box...

EPISODE 3: Andre Khatchaturian breaks down the collapse of the Armenian national football team after losses to Kosovo and Czechia this week. He examines how Henrikh Mkhitaryan's retirement from the national team was the beginning of a historic slump for Armenia soccer. He then analyzes Edmen Shahbazyan's big UFC Vegas 89 win against AJ Dobson and talks about four Armenian collegiate athletes who m...

EPISODE 2: In this week's episode of the ASN Podcast, Andre Khatchaturian and Jason Takhtadjian discuss Katlyn Cerminara Chookagian's UFC 299 loss to Maycee Barber, Arman Tsarukyan's growth in confidence ahead of his UFC 300 showdown against Charles Oliveira, Karen Khachanov's early exit at the 2024 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells and more. UFC featherweight and undefeated rising star Isaac Dulga...

EPISODE 1: In the inaugural episode of the ASN Podcast, Andre Khatchaturian and Jason Takhtadjian discuss Armenia basketball's performances in their first two games of the 2027 FIBA World Cup pre-qualifiers, Karen Khachanov's latest win at the Qatar Open and Artur Davtyan's recent dominance in the world of gymnastics. Armenia basketball star Andre Spight also joins the show to talk about his exper...