  Tigran Martirosyan brings another silver medal to ArmeniaNovember 24, 2009 - 16:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Tigran Martirosyan , two-time European champion, Olympic games bronze medalist won a silver medal at the weightlifting world championships in Goyang, South Korea. Bringing the second silver medal to the treasury of Armenia, Tigran scored total of 370 kilograms. The first silver medal was won Arakel Mirzoyan (w/c 69). In the team event, Armenia ranks 6th. Besides Martirosyan, following Armenian weightlifters will perform in Goyang: Women's Team of Armenia: Meline Daluzyan (w /c 63 (November 25) Nazik Avdalyan w/c 69 (November 27) Hripsime Khurshudyan w/c 75 (November 28) Men's team: Tigran V. Martirosyan w/c 85 (November 26) Gevorg Pogosyan w/c 85 (November 26).   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. |
