Silver medalist of the Olympic Games Armenian weightlifter Simon Martirosyan was named 2017 Junior World Champion. In the +105kg weight class competition Martirosyan showed a double-event of 426kg -  the result that allowed him to grab the title.

As the National Olympic Committee of Armenia reports, the Armenian athlete showed the best result in both exercises, scoring 191kg in snatch and 235kg – in clean and jerk.

Martirosyan was about to set a record in clean and jerk and just narrowly failed to hold 246kg above his head.

To recap, Armenian athletes conquered one gold and two bronze medals at the 2017 Junior World Champion in Tokyo, Japan. Earlier Sona Petroyan (70kg) and Samvel Gasparyan (105kg) grabbed bronze medals.