Weightlifter Hayk Hakobyan finishes 4th at 2011 Summer UniversiadeAugust 19, 2011 - 11:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Weightlifter Hayk Hakobyan (+105) finished 4th at 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, China. Using all of his three attempts, Hakobyan lifted 186kg in the snatch and 216kg in the clean & jerk to score a total of 402kg. Masud Mohammad of Egypt won the competition, lifting 412kg. Earlier, Armenia’s Aghasi Aghasyan grabbed a gold medal in 77kg weight category, lifting 337kg in the snatch and clean & jerk. 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |