  Weightlifter Hayk Hakobyan finishes 4th at 2011 Summer Universiade August 19, 2011 - 11:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Weightlifter Hayk Hakobyan (+105) finished 4th at 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, China. Using all of his three attempts, Hakobyan lifted 186kg in the snatch and 216kg in the clean & jerk to score a total of 402kg. Masud Mohammad of Egypt won the competition, lifting 412kg. Earlier, Armenia’s Aghasi Aghasyan grabbed a gold medal in 77kg weight category, lifting 337kg in the snatch and clean & jerk.   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 |  Related sections Latest news Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia  Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia.Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports.Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |
