ARMENIAN WEIGHT LIFTER VICE WORLD CHAMPION

Panorama.am
12:09 22/09/2007

Armenian women weight-lifters will compete today at World Weight
Championship in Taliand.

Yesterday Gevorg Davtyan, Champion of Europe 2007 representing Armenia,
competed in 77kg category.

Davtyan managed to lift 164 kg ensuring small silver medal. In the
following 2 tries, Gevorg could not improve his result and was defeated
by Chinese Li Hongli.

Gevorg Davtyan lifted 198 kg in push exercise and was very close to
winning the title of world champion.

However, he won the second place with his 352 kg result and won the
title of vice world champion in weight lifting.