YEREVAN. - Famous Armenian weightlifter, former Olympic, world, and European  champion Yuri Vardanyan will be discharged from hospital next week, Shushan Hunanyan, spokesperson for Health Ministry, told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

She said that Yuri Vardanyan feels well and was visited by Armenian Health care Minister Harutyun Kushkyan on Saturday.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am reported earlier, Adviser to Armenian President, famous weightlifter Yuri Vardanyan had a car accident on Yerevan-Gyumri highway, on October 8, 2011. His Lexus vehicle collided with a tractor. Yuri Vardanyan was hospitalized and underwent surgery on October 10 last year. However, recently Vardanyan has suffered fracture in Moscow.