Armenian athletes win gold, silver at European Weightlifting ChampionshipsApril 14, 2016 - 11:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian weightlifter Andranik Karapetyan won gold at the European Championships on Wednesday, April 13, with Tigran Martirosyan gaining a silver medal. 10 athletes from Albania, Bulgaria, Germany, Romania, Poland, Spain and Armenia competed in the 77 kg weight class of the Norway-hosted Championships. Karapetyan lifted a total of 367 kg above his head; Martirosyan's result was 352 kg overall. Earlier, Armenia's Kristine Petrosyan took the 5th spot in women’s 63 kg weight class, lifting 207 kg above her head. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |