Topic: Vardanyan Lifting for Armenia

[Dave Chiu]

Forget that old title... the lifter deserves better.

It was clear for a while that Norik was training overseas

(note the eqpt in the vids),

and most other countries are less fussy about qualifying

athletes based on a system as failed as INS.

It may be that NV has dual citizenship,

so unless there's some kind of sour-grapes USAW/USOC policy,

his options are probably rather open.

It is very interesting to hear his take on the difference

between the intensities of ARM and USA training...

rather day and night, and surprising to even one

w/ his legacy and personal experience.

[Dave Chiu]

also interesting to see guys lifting for RUS w/ ARM names,

like the 105 winner who went for 238...

[Dustin Oranchuk]

also interesting to see guys lifting for RUS w/ ARM names,

like the 105 winner who went for 238...

doesnt mean that hes armenian, theres guys with the name "chen" who compete for russia, doesnt mean hes not russian, just that his family history probably goes back to china.

[Dave Chiu]

so was naim a truk lifting for BUL

or a BUL lifting for TUR?

distinctions and differences...

[Shaun Le Conte]

Naim is an ethnic Turk, born in Bulgaria. It's a different situation than with N. Vardanyan because Naim didn't have dual citizenship when he was lifting.