Armenian weightlifter wins European Champion titleApril 8, 2009 - 14:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian weightlifter Arakel Mirzoyan won the title of European Champion at the Weightlifting Championship going on in Bucharest.Armenia is represented by Arakel Mirzoyan and Gevorg Gaboyan (69 kg), Aram Andrikyan and Gevorg Poghosyan (85 kg), Arthur Babayan (105 kg), Ruben Aleksanyan (+105 kg), Hripsime Khurshudyan (75 kg). Meline Daluzyan (63 kg) and Nazik Avdalyan (69 kg). The Armenian national weightlifting team holds current European champion title. 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. |