  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 Avagyan lifted a total of 330kg above his head in 85kg category of U17 competitions, and was followed by Polish and Russian lifters. Competing in the U15 77 kg category, Margaryan raised a total of 280 kg above his head, setting a new European record for that weight class. The election is a race between Dutchman Michael van Praag and Slovenian Ceferin who have both promised to initiate major changes. Armenian weightlifter Greta Vardanyan took the fifth spot in the women’s 55 kg category at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.   Partner news |  Latest news New PM vows to present realistic draft budget for 2017  He stressed the importance of increasing the level of predictability and control for ensuring the efficiency of government activities.Iraq says U.S. will send more troops for Mosul battle Iraqi forces have retaken around half of that territory over the past two years but Mosul is likely to be the biggest battle yet.French MP plants tree at Armenian Genocide memorial The guest laid flowers at the eternal flame and paid tribute to the memory of the 1.5 million martyrs of the Armenian Genocide.BlackBerry says it’s done making new phones BlackBerry will stop designing them itself, outsourcing that development to partners and focus on its own software and security products. |
