Sergey Petrosyan wins gold at Under 23 Weightlifting ChampionshipOctober 16, 2009 - 12:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian weightlifter, Sergey Petrosyan , representing Russia in under 69kg weight category, won a gold medal at Under 23 Weightlifting Championship in Wladyslawowo, Poland.The winner lifted a weigh of 318 kg in clean and jerk combination (143 kg +175 kg). The runner-up is Oleg Chen (Russia), who showed the same results yet was defeated because of body weigh disadvantage. Bronze went to Damian Kucinski (Poland)- 309 kg (138+171). At Weightlifting Championship on October 16, Armenia will be represented by 2 weightlifters in under 77 kg weight category: Aghasi Aghasyan and Arayik Mirzoyan. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |