Armenia’s Izabella Yaylyan 25th at World Weightlifting ChampionshipsNovember 7, 2011 - 13:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Paris is hosting World Weightlifting Championships November 5 through 13. Armenia’s Izabella Yaylyan (- 53 kg) who performed on the first tournament day, finished 25th having lifted 168 kg. Kazakhstan’s Zulfiya Chinshanlo won gold in -53kg weight category with a lift of 227 kg. Male weightlifters Vanik Avetisyan and Samvel Grigoryan (-69 kg) and female European champion Meline Daluzyan (69 kg) will perform on Nov 8, 9 resp. European champion Hripsime Khurshudyan and Naira Harutyunyan (+75 kg) will perform at women’s championships Nov 10, as well as male weightlifters, European champion, silver winner at World championship Arakel Mirzoyan and World and European champion, Olympic bronze winner Tigran Martirosyan (77 kg). Nov 13, the last competition day, will see Hayk Hakobyan (105 kg) and Ruben Aleksanyan (+ 105 kg) compete. 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 | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |