Olympic weightlifting champion Chimishkyan dies at 93

MOSCOW, September 26 Meta (social networks Facebook and Instagram) banned in Russia as extremist) of the National Olympic Committee of Georgia.» The National Olympic Committee of Georgia expresses deep sorrow over the death of the first Georgian whom the Olympic champion in weightlifting, 11-time world record holder, multiple European and world champion, legendary weightlifter Rafael Chimishkyan, and also expresses condolences to his family, relatives, friends and the entire sports community,» the statement says. Chimishkyan is a two-time world champion (1954 and 1955), six-time European champion (1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957) and five-time USSR champion (1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1960).