World and European Champion Nazik Avdalyan ends careerFebruary 26, 2018 - 18:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - World and European Champion, weightlifter Nazik Avdalyan is ending her career, Secretary General of Armenia’s weightlifting federation said, according to the National Olympic Committee. “Nazik isn’t training any more, she has even made a statements about this,” Pashik Alaverdyan was quoted as saying. “She has said she is busy with her family, asking for privacy and revealing that she is not training and participating in tournaments anymore.” Avdalyan won a gold medal at the 2009 World Weightlifting Championships. In 2010, Avdalyan got in a car crash and received multiple bone fractures and a spine injury. After seven years of absence, she made a huge comeback and won a gold medal at the 2016 European Weightlifting Championships. 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 | 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 Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. |