Tatev Hakobyan wins European Weightlifting Championships bronzeApril 8, 2017 - 10:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Tatev Hakobyan of Armenia claimed the -95kg bronze at the Senior European Weightlifting Championships in Split, Croatia on Friday, April 7. The 21-year-old athlete lifted a total of 230 kg above her head, also managing to snatch a small bronze medal. Diana Mstieva of Russia narrowly won the gold medal with an overall score of 241kg - 109kg in the snatch section and 132kg in the clean and jerk. Valentyna Kisil of Ukraine missed out on the gold, finishing 1kg behind her Russian opponent. Earlier, Sona Poghosyan had also claimed a bronze medal in the the -75kg weigh category. 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. |