  Gevorg Poghosyan denies disqualification info  October 22, 2011 - 14:10 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - According to recent Armenian media reports, International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) disqualified European Championship bronze and silver winners, Gevorg Poghosyan and Elen Grigoryan for doping.However, Poghosyan denied the info in a conversation with a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. As the weightlifter noted, the injury prevented him from participating in team practice session in Podolsk. “Elen Grigoryan will miss world championships because of an injury. No report as to her disqualification has been obtained from IWF,” the head coach of Armenia women squad Artashes Nersisyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. According to ITF website, the doping case investigation for Poghosyan and Grigoryan is in progress.   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 |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |
