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Two-time world and European champion and two-time Olympic silver medalist Simon Martirosyan will rejoin Armenia’s national weightlifting team when he is in good shape, the head coach has said.
Head coach of Armenia’s men’s weightlifting team Hakob Pilosyan spoke about Martirosyan during an open training session ahead of the World Weightlifting Championships.
“Simon Martirosyan has always been one of the most beloved and talented athletes on our team. Once he is in good shape, he will immediately be back on the team. We have no issues with him,” Pilosyan emphasized.
Armenia will be represented at the 2026 IWF World Championships by the following athletes: Garnik Cholakyan (65 kg), Gor Sahakyan and Tigran Karapetyan (75 kg), Rafik Harutyunyan and Martin Poghosyan (85 kg), Davit Hovhannisyan (95 kg), Garik Karapetyan (110 kg), Varazdat Lalayan (+110 kg), Alexandra Grigoryan (57 kg), Alina Sukiasyan (77 kg), and Emma Poghosyan and Liana Gyurjyan (86 kg).
Meanwhile, women’s national team head coach Artashes Nersisyan said that Anna Amroyan, the junior world champion, will miss the 2026 World Weightlifting Championships due to an injury sustained at the European Junior Championships.
The 2026 IWF World Championships will kick off on October 27 in Ningbo, China. The championships are the first qualifying event ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games.