Armenian lifters took 1000-1200 doping tests in four yearsDecember 14, 2017 - 17:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Over the past four years from 2014 to 2017, Armenian weightlifters have in total taken 1000-1200 doping tests organized by international anti-doping organizations. During this period, no violation of anti-doping rules was recorded, Secretary General of the Weightlifting Federation of Armenia Pashik Alaverdyan said. Armenia was among nine countries suspended from weightlifting for a year on September 30 in an attempt to combat an epidemic of doping. "Given this circumstance, it is possible that the term of sanctions applied against us will be reduced to six months, and the Armenian team (maybe one or two more countries) will be able to participate in the European Championships in the spring of 2018," Alaverdyan said. "Officially, the term of our disqualification expires on April 19, after which the Armenian weightlifters can participate in official competitions of all age groups." 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 | Armenia to participate in key EU meeting for the first time ever National Assembly speaker Alen Simonyan has said that Armenia will for the first time participate in the Conference. U.S. reacts to Russia’s criticism of upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting Matthew Miller has weighed in on Russia’s criticism of an upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting. Lavrov sees ‘collapse’ of Russia’s ties with Armenia Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has underscored heightened tensions between Russia and Armenia. Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine |