Armenian weightlifters prepare for World Championship
Since September 13, Armenian weightlifters have started their training camp in the Russian city of Kaminets-Podolsk. The official website of the Olympic Committee of Armenia informs about this. Our delegates will be trained together with local weightlifters until September 30. After that, the team will return to Yerevan and three days later the next training session will start in Olimpavan complex in Davitashen community in Yerevan. According to the source, our national team is preparing for the 2018 World Cup, which will take place on November 1-11, in Turkmenistan's capital city of Ashgabat. Armenian weightlifting team head coach Pashik Alaverdyan has planned to take the following weightlifters to the competition: Men: Andranik Karapetyan (81kg weight category), Georges Yeghikyan (81kg), Hakob Mkrtchyan (89kg), Arsen Martirosyan (102kg), Samvel Gasparyan (102kg), Simon Martirosyan (109kg), Gor Minasyan (+109kg), Ruben Alexanyan (+109 kg). Women: Isabella Yaylyan (59 kg), Liana Gyurjyan (76 kg), Tatevik Hakobyan (87 kg) and Arpine Dalalyan (+87 kg).
