  Armenia’s Gor Sahakyan becomes European weightlifting champion April 18, 2023 - 12:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Gor Sahakyan snatched the title of European weightlifting champion and won a gold medal on Monday, April 17 during the championships currently underway being held in Yerevan’s Karen Demirchyan Sports Complex. The 19-year-old Sahakyan won the gold medal in the 67kg weight category, lifting a total of 340 kilograms above his head. Spain’s Juan Hernandez came in second while Karan Kahriman of Turkey followed in the third spot. On Sunday, Isabella Yailyan, also representing Armenia, brought in Armenia’s first medal of the competition, winning a gold medal in the competition. Her fellow teammate Alexandra Grigoryan came in sixth place.   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 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.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |
