  Armenian women’s weighting team will miss European Championships February 28, 2012 - 15:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The head coach of the Armenian women’s weightlifting team Artashes Nersisyan noted that Meline Daluzyan and Hripsime Khurshudyan will start training for the Smmer Olympic Games from March 5. “We will hold two-day team practice sessions before the Olympics, with three-day breaks in between them. Armenia will miss the European championships in Turkish city of Antalya, as we have no weightlifters strong enough to vie for a medal. Meline and Hripsime won’t manage to recover strength for the Olympics if they partake in the Championships,” Mr. Nersisyan said. The Armenian weightlifting championships were over last week, with 30 sportsmen participating in them.   Top stories “[A] great opportunity to be playing in Sweden and for a great club. Can’t wait to start my new journey,” Movsisyan said. Armenian and Estonian football teams met on Saturday, March 24 in a friendly match that ended with no goals on either side. Norberto Briasco has already been invited to play in the Armenian team’s upcoming friendly matches in March. At the Candidates Tournament, Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian drew the round 2 match against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan   Partner news |  Latest news |
