The 26th Summer Universiade 2011 will take place on August 12-22 in Shenzhen, China, according to Pashik Alaverdyan, Secretary General of the Armenian Weightlifting Federation.

Armenia will be represented by 5 weightlifters at the Universiade, Alaverdyan told PanARMENIAN.Net.

Aghasi Aghasyan, who was a winner among students in 2010, will compete in weight category 77kg. Aram Andrikyan is announced in 85 kg, Norayr Vardanyan and Vardan Davtyan in 94kg. In weight category over 105kg, a Gyumri weightlifter Hayk Hakobyan will compete for Armenia.

Weightlifters are getting ready for the tournament in Tsakhkadzor, a place of meeting with the Armenian men’s national team.