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Armenia women’s team trains ahead of World Weightlifting C’ship



The women’s weightlifting team of Armenia is training in Yerevan ahead of the qualifying World Weightlifting Championship.


The athletes are training in the Olympic center Olympavan, under the guidance of Artashes Nersisyan.

Izabella Yaylyan (59kg weight class) and Tatev Hakobyan will represent the country in the tournament scheduled for September 18-27 in Pattaya, Thailand.

Back in April, the two weightlifters competed in the European Championship in Batumi, Georgia. Yaylyan finished 5th with total result of 207kg and won a silver medal in snatch. Hakobyan came 4th with 230kg and took a bronze medal for snatch.

Mediamax Sport covered the competition in Batumi and returned with a photo report.

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