Hripsime Khurshudyan wins silver at European Weightlifting ChampionshipsApril 17, 2011 - 16:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On April 17, Armenia's Hripsime Khurshudyan (+75kg) won silver at the European Weightlifting Championships in Kazan, lifting 245kg in snatch and clean & jerk combination. Khurshudyan was the second in snatch and clean & jerk, lifting 114 and 131kg respectively. Russia's Tatyana Kashirina won the champion's title, lifting 327 kg in snatch and clean & jerk combination. Armenia is the fifth in team competition with 13 medals. 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 | Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. Yerevan State University, Ucom sign Memorandum of Cooperation Rector of Yerevan State University Hovhannes Hovhannisyan and General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian signed the memorandum. EU to provide budgetary support to Armenia The agreement is aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the educational system of Armenia. Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. |