  Gevorg Poghosyan wins bronze for ArmeniaNovember 26, 2009 - 16:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian weightlifters won two medals, silver and bronze, at the World Weightlifting Championships on November 26 in Goyang, South Korea. Gevorg Pogosyan performed successfully in the jerk exercise: using his two attempts he lifted 208 kilograms. Armenian weightlifter won a bronze medal, and took 4th place scoring 374 kilograms. Tigran V. Martirosyan won a silver medal, lifting 172kg in snatching. Back injury prevented him from using his two attempts in snatching. He couldn't perform in the jerk exercise and withdrew from the fight for medals. Olympic champion of 2008 Yong Lu (383kg) won the champion title. Armenian team won 6 medals: besides Gevorg Pogosyan and Tigran V. Martirosyan, Arakel Mirzoyan (w/c 69) and Tigran G. Martirosyan (w/c 77) added medals to the Armenian team treasury.   Top stories Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. 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.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
