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The number of Armenian athletes who have so far qualified for the Tokyo Olympics has reached 17.

Two swimmers will represent Armenia at the Olympics, the National Olympic Committee reports, adding the International Water Sports Federation has officially notified it of their participation.

Artur Barseghyan will compete in the 50 and 100 meters freestyle event, while Varsenik Manucharyan will compete in the 100 meters freestyle event.

In the meantime, the International Athletics Federation has confirmed the participation of triple jumper Levon Aghasyan from Kapan in the Summer Olympics, the Olympic Committee said.

The Armenian athletes qualified for the Olympics are wrestlers Armen Melikyan (60 kg), Karen Aslanyan (67kg), Karapet Chalyan (77kg), Artur Alexanyan (97kg) from the Greco-Roman wrestling team, Arsen Harutyunyan (57kg), Vazgen Tevanyan (65kg) from the freestyle wrestling team, boxers Koryun Soghomonyan (52kg), Hovhannes Bachkov (63kg), Arman Darchinyan (75kg), gymnast Artur Davtyan,  sharpshooter Elmira Karapetyan, weightlifters Izabella Yaylyan (59kg), Simon Martirosyan (109kg), judoka Ferdinant Karapetyan (73kg), swimmers Artur Barseghyan, Varsenik Manucharyan and triple jumper Levon Aghasyan.

The 2020 Summer Olympic Games are scheduled to take place in the Japanese capital between 23 July and 8 August.