Gor Minasyan wins silver, secures Armenia’s 4th Olympic medalAugust 17, 2016 - 10:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Gor Minasyan of Armenia earned silver in the men's +105kg at the Rio-hosted Olympic Games on Tuesday, August 16. Lifting 451 kg above his head, the Armenian athlete came second to Lasha Talakhadze of Georgia who set a new record for total (473kg) and won gold. Another weightlifter from Team Armenia, Ruben Aleksanyan came in 4th in the same weight category. Also Tuesday, wrestler Artur Aleksanyan and Migran Arutyunyan won gold and silver, respectively. Armenia has snatched four medals in the Rio Games overall. 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. |