According to recent Armenian media reports, International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) disqualified European Championship bronze and silver winners, Gevorg Poghosyan and Elen Grigoryan for doping.However, Poghosyan denied the info in a conversation with a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. As the weightlifter noted, the injury prevented him from participating in team practice session in Podolsk.

“Elen Grigoryan will miss world championships because of an injury. No report as to her disqualification has been obtained from IWF,” the head coach of Armenia women squad Artashes Nersisyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

According to ITF website, the doping case investigation for Poghosyan and Grigoryan is in progress.