  Armenia 6th in World Weightlifting Championship team event September 24, 2010 - 11:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's weightlifter Gevorg Davtyan (77kg) failed to lift 163kg in the snatch over a back injury and decided to forgo the clean & jerk to avoid complications. Tigran G. Martirosyan claimed double gold in both clean and jerk and total in men's 77kg category. Currently, Armenia is 6th in World Weightlifting Championship team event, with 2 gold and 3 bronze medals. China is leading with 29 medals. Tigran V. Martirosyan and Ara Khachatryan (both 85kg) will enter the competition on September 24.   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. |
