Armenian teenage (up to 15 and 17) girls’ weightlifting team leaves for Milan to participate in European Championship of this age group. Six girls are included in the team. Senior coach of the team, Vigen Khachatryan, told Aravot.am that they are leaving for Italy not only to win medals but also to get qualified for the Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires.
Every country that wins the right to participate in the Youth Olympic Games can send one male and one female participant. Vigen Khachatryan gave us the list of girls included in the team and said that there is great hope to win the right. He also noted that his team will participate only in the U-17 championship.
Tanzella Grigoryan (53 kg weight category), Elen Harutyunyan (63 kg weight category), Liana Gyurjyan (69 kg weight category), Milena Khachatryan (69 kg weight category), Margarita Arakelyan (75 kg weight category), and Luiza Sahradyan (75 kg weight category) will take part in the championship in Milan. In order to be qualified for the Youth Olympic Games, the team needs to win one of the top four places.
Ashot HAKOBYAN
