  Weightlifter Hripsime Khurshudyan plans comeback in 2014 after marriage August 17, 2012 - 15:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - European weightlifting champion, Olympic bronze medal winner Hripsime Khurshudyan commented on her performance at London 2012 Olympics. “I’ve returned from London in high spirits. During my third clean and jerk attempt, confidence helped me lift the barbell. I didn’t’ know then that would bring bronze to my country,” Khurshudyan said. “I’m getting married this year. I’ll continue performing in 2014 after one year vacation,” the weightlifter said, naming gaining weigh to vie for gold medal a priority for her,” she said. Partner news  Top stories Norway will host Chess World Cup 2013 on August 10 - September 4, 2013, with 4 Armenian players to participate in. Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian is currently 3rd with 4 points, Bulgaria’s Veselin Topalov is 7th with 3 points. European Individual Chess Championship ended in Polish town of Legnica, with 24 chess players winning World Cup qualifications. Gor Minasyan won silver medal, Andranik Karapetyan and Izabella Yalyan both won bronze at Junior World Championships in Lima.   Partner news |  Latest news Brad Pitt’s “World War Z” to open Moscow Film Fest  The fest will feature retrospectives of films by Bernardo Bertolucci and Costa Gavras, as well as a program devoted to Dutch cinema.Wrekin Hill picks up John Malkovich’s “Siberian Education” Based on the novel by Nicolai Lilin, the film is set in the ghetto of Soviet Russia and follows 2 boys who are members of a gang of exiled Siberians.Germans blame Merkel’s stance in eurozone crisis for Eurovision debacle Chancellor Angela Merkel is loathed in parts of Europe for her insisting on painful austerity measures in Greece, Spain and Italy.China’s PM visits India to settle boundary row, boost ties China says Li Keqiang choice of India for his first trip abroad shows the importance Beijing attaches to improving relations with New Delhi. |
