Weightlifter Meline Daluzyan fails at London 2012 OlympicsAugust 1, 2012 - 20:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - European champion and World Championship bronze medal winner Meline Daluzyanperformed unsuccessfully at Olympic women’s 69 kg weightlifting class, failing to lift both 140 and 142 kg in the snatch. Daluzyan came 6th in the clean and jerk. Rim Jong Sim of North Korea wins Olympic gold. Another Armenian weightlifter Arakel Mirzoyan (69 kg) also performed unsuccessfully on July 31, scoring no points in the snatch.
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