  Vanik Avetisyan comes 4th at European Weightlifting Championships April 12, 2012 - 10:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Vanik Avetisyan and Samvel Grigoryan (69 kg) participated in European Weightlifting Championships on April 11in Antalya, Turkey. Avetisyan lifted 144kg in snatch and 172 kg in clean & jerk, ranking 4th with a total of 316kg. Grigoryan lifted 140kg and 165 kg in snatch and clean & jerk, respectively; 305 kg in two events placed him 10th. Armenia’s Hayk Hakobyan (+105 kg) will perform on April 15.   Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent.   Partner news |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |
