  Armenian weightlifter wins gold at European Youth Championships August 23, 2021 - 12:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian weightlifter Rafik Minasyan won gold at the 2021 European Youth and U15 Championships currently underway in Poland․ Competing in the 61 kg weight category, Minasyan defeated two rivals from Turkey to secure gold. In the snatch exercise, the Armenian athlete took the second place with a result of 114 kg, while in the clean and jerk event he outperformed the Turks and took gold, raising 144 kg above his head. The Turkish athletes thus won silver and bronze.   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 |  Latest news Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide  Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. |
