The Armenian athletes started their performances at the world Junior World Weightlifting Championships underway in Tokyo, Japan. The National Olympic Committee of Armenia reports, among men in 83kg weight class Davit Hovhannisyan placed 6th in the double-event of 340kg (155+193), while Hakob Mkrtchyan scored 339kg (149+190), taking the 7th in the same weight class.

Qatari weightlifter Fares Ibrahim was declared champion, the source said.

In the women’s competition tomorrow Sona Poghosyan will come out in the 75kg weight class, the source informed.