  Armenian lifter sets new record to become world champion September 26, 2019 - 16:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Olympic silver medalist, world champion Simon Martirosyan on Wednesday, September 26 set a new world record and snatched gold in the 109kg category of the World Weightlifting Championships, currently underway in Thailand. In 2014 Martirosyan competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics winning a gold medal in the +85 kg category. He competed for Armenia in the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won the silver medal in the men's 105 kg competition The two time European Champion competed in the 105 kg category until 2018 and 109 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.   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 |  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. |
