Armenian weightlifter disqualified over failed Beijing 2008 drug testsSeptember 1, 2016 - 11:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has stripped more athletes of medals for failing drug tests at the Beijing 2008 Games, including Armenian weightlifter Tigran Martirosyan. Also among the athletes tested positive for doping are silver and bronze-winning weightlifters Marina Shainova and Nadezhda Evstyukhina, 4x400m runner Tatyana Firova from Russia, as well as Alexandru Dudoglo and Intigam Zairov from Moldova and Azerbaijan, respectively. According to the report, the National Olympic Committees of all those countries must return the medals as soon as possible. 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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |