Oksen Mirzoyan (Seoul Olympic champion) leads his son to be No1 in Europe

As usual there is no skin on Mirzoyan's palm. He has one hour training every day, doing the classical excercises. He snatches 100 kg and jerks 130 kg every day."During winter times I usually go skating, and on the weekends I am hunting for rabbit, pheasant and tusker." - he adds

In Armenia he is known as a wealthy man, who can afford any luxury that he wants to. He spends the money gained on business to operate a weightlifting training hall.

- Certainly I pay all the bills regarding the trainig hall, and to those 60 kids who have their trainings there do not have to pay anything. My son also trains there however he meets there with his trainer not with his father. No exception, I am the same strict with him as with the other kids. My son participated with success on international competitions years ago, however I did not want him to go any more competitions, because it could have caused serious injuries. However last year I could not stop him he wanted to participate in the competition in Junior World Championships of Cali. He was ranked the second place at that time.Our main goal of course is London, however he will only be 27 years old in 2016.

- What is you job?

- Of course I do not live from coaching. I have grocery products chain of stores in Jerevan. Beside my own business I work as a consultant at a state office.

- How is your relationship with your son?

- It is a fantastic feeling that he believes in me as his father and also as a champion. We analyze the his mistakes many times, and instead of being aggrieved, he learnes from them, and practices very diligently. He is able to train 3-4 hours a day. His main virtue is his speed. I think god provided him with more talent than me. He studies at the PE College.

- If your son wins at the Olympics, what would he get as a present?

- For him the greatest present is his monther, who watches his every thoughts and his father who provides everything for the pleasant life. However, our hobby is the car. My son likes driving a jeep, but he has now a new Passat, at the same time I have the latest Mercedes model. There are 4 cars int he family, and and all their plates starts with the number 300, which is my personal record. Regarding he is already a European Champion I think I have to change one of them for my son's personal best. (dobor d)