Armenia’s weightlifting team member Davit Hovhannisyan has become the vice-champion of the U-20 European Weightlifting Championships underway in Durres, Albania.

Competing in the 85kg weight category, Hovhannisyan scored a total of 343kg, taking the silver, while another representative of Armenia Karen Avagyan took the fourth place with a total of 339kg.

As the National Olympic Committee reported, Hovhannisyan won another silver in the snatch holding overhead 158kg, while Avagyan lifter 156kg and was placed the fourth. 

In the U-20 women’s competition the representative of Armenia Sona Poghosyan is set to compete on Thursday.