The left photo shows the late head coach of the Armenian men’s weightlifting team, Ashot Mkhitaryan, wrote Ruben Mkhitaryan, a member of the Gyumri City Council.<\/p>\n
“During his coaching career, he trained 34 masters of sport and 12 international-level athletes. His personal students participated in the Olympic Games, World and European Championships, winning over 150 medals across various age groups and senior competitions.<\/p>\n
Thanks to Ashot Mkhitaryan’s work, the Armenian flag was raised and the national anthem played more than 50 times at prestigious international sports venues.<\/p>\n
The right photo shows his son, Ruben Mkhitaryan, who was recently detained for two months simply for trying to prevent Armenian citizens from being beaten in Gyumri’s central square.<\/p>\n
Ashot Mkhitaryan is one of this country’s sporting symbols. Ruben is a symbol of compassion.<\/p>\n
And you are a symbol of fear and hatred toward any Armenian,” wrote Mkhitaryan.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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