They did it!! - Armenia wins 2nd consecutive Chess Olympiad gold.Congrats!!
They will get heroes reception today upon return to Yerevan.
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Congrats Mika. Well done! And we took the ladies' gold. Is not it amazing that two tiny neighbors took it all? :-)))
Thanks, Paco! Tell me about it. Truly amazing. Congrats to Georgia too!!
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