Armenia has officially received the World Weightlifting Championships flag as Yerevan prepares to host the competition for the first time, Armenian Weightlifting Federation President Arayik Harutyunyan announced on Facebook.
The flag was handed over following the conclusion of the championships in Ningbo, China. The next edition will open in Yerevan on September 20, 2027, with competitions scheduled for September 21–October 3.
According to Harutyunyan, this will be the first world championship in an Olympic sport hosted in Armenia.
The federation president also addressed criticism of the Armenian national team’s performance in China, acknowledging shortcomings in its results and promising a review.
“We recognize that there are problems with the results achieved. The federation will analyze what happened and draw conclusions in the near future,” he wrote, expressing confidence that the team would perform better in Yerevan.
Harutyunyan also criticized those questioning the team’s performance, accusing them of remaining silent about similar results in 2022, when Pashik Alaverdyan served as head coach and secretary-general and Hrachya Rostomyan headed the federation.
