Armenia's Varazdat Lalayan wins bronze at IWF World ChampionshipsDecember 17, 2022 - 15:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Varazdat Lalayan of Armenia won bronze at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in Bogotá in Colombia on Friday, December 16. According to a report from Inside the Games, Lalayan earned a huge cheer from a noisy crowd when he avoided a bomb-out by making his final clean and jerk at 246kg to finish 215-246-461. Georgia's Lasha Talakhadze had to fight for his sixth straight world title in a sensational final session at the Championships, while Gor Minasyan, who switched nationality from Armenia to Bahrain, was second only 4kg behind. Minasyan, 28, missed his last snatch and first clean and jerk, and got closer to Talakhadze than he has ever been. 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. |