SAMVEL KHACHATRYAN: 2010 WILL BE HARD YEAR FOR ARMENIAN WEIGHTLIFTERS
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
16.12.2009 18:51 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ In 2009, Armenian weightlifters won 69 medals in
all age categories.
In a conversation with PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Armenian Weightlifting
Federation President Samvel Khachatryan expressed his satisfaction
over 2009 results. "Almost a half of 135 medals won by Armenian
sportsman were granted to weightlifters," he said.
4 weightlifters are included in the top 10 of Armenian sportsmen:
Europe Champion Nazik Avdalyan; Europe Champion and World Championship
silver medalist Arakel Mirzoyan; World Championship silver medalist
Tigran G. MArtirosyan and World Championship bronze medalist Hripsime
Khurshudyan.
In 2010, Armenian weightlifters will participate in 8 international
tournaments in Byelorussia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Singapore and other
states.
"2010 will be hard year for Armenian weightlifters," Samvel Khachatryan
concluded.
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