WEIGHTLIFTER HRIPSIME KHURSHUDIAN BECOMES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BRONZE EDAL-WINNER

NOYAN TAPAN
NOVEMBER 30, 2009
GOYANG

GOYANG, NOVEMBER 30, NOYAN TAPAN. The 7th representative of Armenia,
Hripsime Khurshudian (75 kg, Kasakh) performed on November 28 in the
World Weightlifting Championship being held in the city of Goyang,
South Korea. In the women’s tournament she became the 3rd in the clean
(120 kg) and jerk (147 kg) exercises and in the biathlon (267 kg).

And Svetlana Pobedova (Kazakhstan) became a champion (132 kg + 160 kg =
292 kg). She also established 4 world records.

Armenia’s weightlifting national team returned to Yerevan on November
30. The Armenian national team gained 12 medals in Goyang Championship,
3 gold, 4 silver and 5 bronze. It took the 4th place in the team
competition.