Armenian weightlifter wins bronze at European ChampionshipsApril 16, 2016 - 16:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian weightlifter, Youth Olympic champion Simon Martirosyan won a bronze medal at the Norway-hosted European Championships 2016. 10 sportsmen from Australia, Germany, Russia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Poland, Armenia and Latvia competed in the 105 kg weight class of the Championships. The athlete lifted a total of 402 kg above his head. Prior to that, Sona Poghosyan from the women’s national team took the fourth spot in the championships, lifting the overall 227 kg above her head. Earlier, Armenian Andranik Karapetyan won gold at the European Championships on April 13, with Tigran Martirosyan gaining a silver medal. Kristine Petrosyan took the 5th spot in women’s 63 kg weight class, lifting 207 kg above her head. Nazik Avdalyan won the 2016 European Weightlifting Championships in the women's 69 kg weight class. 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 | U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province 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. |