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Armenia names squad for World Weightlifting Championships

First reported by Infocom: 11:59, 12 October

Updated 12:15, 14 October, 18 sources

Sport. Photo: wfa.am
Photo: wfa.am

The Weightlifting Federation of Armenia has announced the men's and women's teams for the 2026 World Championships. The tournament will be held in Ningbo, China, starting October 27; most sources give November 8 as the closing date, while one cites November 7. The men's team includes 8 weightlifters and the women's team 5. The head coaches are Hakob Pilosyan and Artashes Nersisyan.

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  1. Infocom (Balanced)
  2. Factor (Balanced)
  3. Armenpress (Pro-government)
  4. Public TV news (H1 / Lurer) (Pro-government)
  5. Tert.am (Opposition)
  6. Ararat News (Balanced)
  7. Shant TV / Shantnews (Balanced)
  8. Panorama (Opposition)
  9. Haykakan Zhamanak (Armtimes) (Pro-government)
  10. Radar Armenia (Opposition)
  11. Civic.am (Pro-government)
  12. 1in.am (Balanced)
  13. Hraparak (Opposition)
  14. Mamul.am (Balanced)
  15. Sputnik Armenia (Foreign)
  16. Oragir.news (Opposition)
  17. Past / Pastinfo (Opposition)
  18. 168 Zham (Opposition)

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