  Armenia’s Izabella Yaylyan 25th at World Weightlifting Championships November 7, 2011 - 13:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Paris is hosting World Weightlifting Championships November 5 through 13. Armenia’s Izabella Yaylyan (- 53 kg) who performed on the first tournament day, finished 25th having lifted 168 kg. Kazakhstan’s Zulfiya Chinshanlo won gold in -53kg weight category with a lift of 227 kg. Male weightlifters Vanik Avetisyan and Samvel Grigoryan (-69 kg) and female European champion Meline Daluzyan (69 kg) will perform on Nov 8, 9 resp. European champion Hripsime Khurshudyan and Naira Harutyunyan (+75 kg) will perform at women’s championships Nov 10, as well as male weightlifters, European champion, silver winner at World championship Arakel Mirzoyan and World and European champion, Olympic bronze winner Tigran Martirosyan (77 kg). Nov 13, the last competition day, will see Hayk Hakobyan (105 kg) and Ruben Aleksanyan (+ 105 kg) compete.   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 Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports.Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. |
