Sports: Head coach of Armenia youth weightlifting team: European C’ship was a success

Tatoyan Vazgen 2018
MediaMax, Armenia
Head coach of Armenia youth weightlifting team: European C’ship was a success

Head coach of the team, champion of Europe, silver medalist of World Championship, bronze medalist of the Olympic Games Gevorg Davtyan has told Mediamax Sport that he considers the tournament a success.

“I am generally pleased with the results. Gor Sahakyan took the gold in 50kg category, although he could do better in snatch. Silver medalist Mnatsakan Abrahamyan (69kg) exceeded our expectations, he didn’t lift that much in the training. Harutyun Grigoryan (77kg) was fantastic too and deserved his goal medal. Garik Karapetyan got a gold medal, so the boys worked very well in Milan,” said Davtyan.

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Karen Margaryan (77kg) stood out as well. According to the head coach, Margaryan improved his results by 10kg as compared to previous tournaments and is one of the main candidates for competing in the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires. Another candidate is Tigran Amiryan (80kg), who unfortunately felt unwell in the Milan tournament and had to withdraw.

The youth team will gather for a training camp in Tsaghkadzor on August 11. The name of the athlete who will represent Armenia at the Olympic Games is to be revealed before September 14.