Armenian lifter gets Olympic silver after Belarusian fails doping testOctober 28, 2016 - 11:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian weightlifter Tigran Martirosyan got a silver upgrade after Andrei Rybakou of Belarus was stripped of his medal from the 2008 Beijing Olympics due to failed retests of his doping sample. At the Olympics back in 2008, Martirosyan lifted 177 kg in the snatch, 203 kg in the clean & jerk and 380 kg in the total. He won a bronze medal. The International Olympic Committee on Thursday, October 27 disqualified a number of athletes, including three Kazakh weightlifters, who won gold at the London 2012 Games, as well as Marina Shkermankova of Belarus who took bronze, . Russian weightlifter Besik Kudokov who won a silver in London also failed a doping test but the medal was not taken away because he died in 2013. The IOC has said that at least 98 competitors failed drug tests from Beijing and London after a new analysis was carried out on more than 1,240 samples using improved equipment. 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. |