Hripsime Khurshudyan’s sincere confession (video)
According to the General Secretary of the Weightlifting Federation Pashik Alaverdyan, it is impossible to win medals in the major weightlifting competitions without taking drugs. “It’s not a secret that the athletes of all the countries use drugs and vitamins, including illegal ones. Just some of them are caught doping, others-not,” told the experienced professional in today’s press conference. “If the competitors use drags and I do not use them, then I’ll take the 30-40th places. Now without them it seems impossible to win medals,” told weightlifter Hripsime Khurshudyan, who has recently been stripped of 2012 Olympic bronze medal, and she has to return it to the International Olympic Committee. The weightlifter noted that she isn’t going to protest the IOC decision, and she is not going to give up the sport as she hasn’t been disqualified by the International Federation.
