Samvel Khachatryan: our weightlifters had excellent performance

PanARMENIAN.Net - President of Armenian Weightlifting Federation Samvel Khachatryan Friday summed up the results of Goyang World Championship. Armenian sportsmen have returned from competitions with 12 gold medals.



Out of the 135 medals won this year, 69 belong to Armenian weightlifters, he said.



The World Champion will get prize in the amount of AMD 5 million, and the female team coach and winner's personal coach will get AMD 2.5 million presidential prize. "But that is not yet all. There will also be awards from the President of National Olympic Committee. Other prize winners will also get awards," Samvel Khachatryan said.



On November 27, 2008, Europe 2009 solver prize winner Nazik Avdalyan (w.c. 69 kg.) won a gold medal in Goyang International Championship. All in all, Armenian female weightlifter brought 3 gold medals to Armenia.



As a result of clean and jerk exercise, Nazik Avdalyan lifted 266 kg. weigh (119 kg. in jerk exercise and 147 kg. -in push exercise).