  Christine Petrosyan finishes 11th at World Weightlifting Championships  September 21, 2010 - 14:03 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - On September 20, Armenia’s first timer Christine Petrosyan (weight class 63kg) finished 11th at the World Weightlifting Championships in Antalya, Turkey, where participants qualified for the Olympic Games in London. 18-year-old Petrosyan’s lifted 214kg in the snatch, clean & jerk. Kazakhstan’s Maiya Maneza won the Championships, lifting 248kg. European champion Meline Daluzyan (weight class 69kg) will enter the competition on September 22. World Championships silver winner Hripsime Khurshudyan (weight class 75kg), Olympic Games bronze winner, World Championships silver winner and European champion Tigran Martirosyan, as well as Olympic Games bronze winner, World Championships silver winner and European champion Gevorg Davtyan (both in weight class 77kg) will come around on September 23.   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 U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west  Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow.Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for childrenMoscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said.Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |
