Armenians win two more medals at World Weightlifting ChampionshipsSeptember 27, 2019 - 16:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian lifters have won two more medals at the World Weightlifting Championships that wrapped in Thailand on Friday, September 27. Gor Minasyan snatched silver after lifting 460 kg above his head, while Ruben Aleksanyan won a bronze medal in the clean and jerk event, Shantnews reports. Olympic silver medalist, world champion Simon Martirosyan on had earlier set a new world record and snatched gold in the 109kg category. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |