ARMENIAN WEIGHTLIFTING TEAM TAKES FIRST PLACE IN POLAND
Tert
Oct 19 2009
Armenia
Armenian team took first place in the men’s team competition in
the European weightlifting championship under 23, which was held in
Poland. Six out of eight Armenian athletes won medals.
The Armenian team under 23 years old won 7 gold (3 big, 4 small), six
silver (2 big, 4 small) and three bronze (1 big, 2 small) medals. This
was the best result in the championship.
All the eight athletes representing Armenia demonstrated good results.
None of them reached anything below sixth place in any exercise.
Armenia scored 587, followed by teams from Russia, Poland, Turkey,
Italy, and Spain. In total, teams from 32 countries were taking part
in the European championship.