  Armenian female weightlifters head for World Youth Championships April 3, 2013 - 18:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Uzbekistan will host World Youth Weightlifting Championships, with 7 female weightlifters to represent Armenia. Chief coach Artashes Nersisyan said the athletes conducted 4 practice sessions before departing for Tashkent on April 5. “This will be the first international tournament for our young weightlifters, who will later join Armenian women’s team,” the coach told PanARMENIAN.Net Armenia’s line-up includes Tsovinar Kirakosyan (58 kg), Rozalya Avetisyan and Aghunik Hakobyan (63 kg), Sona Poghosyan and Tatev Manukyan (69 kg), Arevik Mirzakhanyan and Hripsime Poghosyan (69 kg). The championship will enable the athletes to gain entry to Youth Olympic Games.   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 Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24  U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |
