November 30, 2009 - 18:09 AMT
World Champion Nazik Avdalyan: I just dreamed those moments lasted as long as possible
Armenian athlet Nazik Avdalyan (69 w/c) has become a world champion, lifting 266 kilograms at the world weightlifting championships in Goyang (South Korea).  Armenian national anthem was played in her honor in Goyang. 

"I cannot describe in words the happiness I felt, I just dreamed those moments lasted as long as possible," Nazik Avdalyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter upon her arrival in Yerevan. 

"I was confident in my strength. I wanted to prove to everybody that I can lift 119 kilograms," the Armenian athlete said. 

Nazik Avdalyan is the European champion of 2008, silver medalist of the European Championship 2009 and now is the world champion.