YEREVAN, JUNE 10, NOYAN TAPAN. On June 9, Chairman of the National Olympic Committee of Armenia Gagik Tsarukian received sportsmen - medal winners of Weightlifting European Adults and World Junior Championships. He gave a car to Europe champion Arakel Mirzoyan. According to G. Tsarukian, Arakel Mirzoyan follows his father's, Olympic champion Ogsen Mirzoyan's way. "I believe that our young athlete recognized the best weightlifter in the European Championship will be also the first in the World Junior Championship to be held on June 12-29 in the capital city of Romania, Bucharest," he said. Monetary prizes were given to silver medal winners Nazik Avdalian, Hripsime Khurshudian, and Smbat Margarian. Personal coaches and coaches of national teams and the doctor also received monetary prizes.

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