10 Armenian weightlifters have qualified to represent Armenia at the World Championships in Antalya, Turkey from September 17-26.
The team of 4 women (Elen Grigoryan, Christine Petrosyan, Meline Daluzyan and Hripsime Khurshudyan) and 6 men (Tigran V. Martirosyan, Gevorg Davtyan, Tigran G. Martirosyan, Ara Khachatryan, Gevorg Poghosyan and Artur Babayan) will compete in various weight categories.
“All sportsmen are in good physical shape. Arakel Mirzoyan and Nazik Avdalyan have already recovered from injuries and started training,” President of the Weightlifting Federation of Armenia Samvel Khachatryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.
The World Championships will bring together 1350 weightlifters from 187 countries.
