Armenia win two more medals at European Weightlifting ChampionshipsJune 6, 2022 - 11:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia won two more medals at the 2022 European Weightlifting Championships in Tirana, Albania on Sunday, June 5. Varazdat Lalayan snatched silver in the men's 109+ category, raising a total of 451 kg above his head, while Olympic medalist Gor Minasyan, also competing in that category, took silver. The gold medal went to Georgia's Lasha Talakhadze, who is now a seven-time European champion. The Armenian men's team ranks the second by the number of medals and points collected throughout the Championships. Earlier, Rafik Harutyunyan won gold in the 81 kg weight category, Davit Hovhannisyan and Ara Aghanyan took gold and silver, respectively, in the 96 kg event, Samvel Gasparyan (102 kg) won silver, while Arsen Martirosyan (109 kg) snatched a bronze medal. Also, Andranik Karapetyan secured a silver medal in the snatch event of the 89 kg category, while Tatev Hakobyan from the women's team took bronze in the snatch event of the 76 kg 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 | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |