Armenian weightlifters win medals at U15 European ChampionshipsAugust 4, 2015 - 14:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Armen Grigoryan and Rafik Harutyunyan (56kg) won gold and silver medals respectively at the U15 European Weightlifting Championship in Landskrona, Sweden. With an excellent performance on Monday, Aug 3, Grigoryan showed the best result - 94kg, with Harutyunyan coming in the second - 87kg. Grigoryan won a gold medal with a total score of 211kg, while Harutyunyan secured a silver with lifting 204kg. Babken Bagratyan (50kg) finished 6th. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |