  Armenia represented by 5 weightlifters at Summer Universiade in Shenzhen July 26, 2011 - 12:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The 26th Summer Universiade 2011 will take place on August 12-22 in Shenzhen, China, according to Pashik Alaverdyan, Secretary General of the Armenian Weightlifting Federation. Armenia will be represented by 5 weightlifters at the Universiade, Alaverdyan told PanARMENIAN.Net Aghasi Aghasyan, who was a winner among students in 2010, will compete in weight category 77kg. Aram Andrikyan is announced in 85 kg, Norayr Vardanyan and Vardan Davtyan in 94kg. In weight category over 105kg, a Gyumri weightlifter Hayk Hakobyan will compete for Armenia. Weightlifters are getting ready for the tournament in Tsakhkadzor, a place of meeting with the Armenian men’s national team.   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 |  Latest news Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday  Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1.Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri.Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament.Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |
