Gevorg Davtyan: Armenian weightlifters stand good chance to win World Championship in South KoreaNovember 21, 2009 - 19:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian weightlifters will are participating at World Weightlifting Championship which kicked off in Goyang, South Korea, on November 17.Gevorg Davtyan, one of Armenia's best weightlifters (European champion 2006 and 2007, world championship 2007 silver medalist and Olympic Games 2008 bronze medalist ) can't compete due to an injury. "All our weightlifters are well trained and they stand a good chance to win the championship," he told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. 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. |