Gor Minasyan

 It was tough, we competed with Europe’s best weightlifters. The world’s top athletes are here, and it seemed as if Armenia was hosting the European or World Championship.

 I got the best overall result, 428 kilograms. I think I performed well, but it was not my best. I still have to improve my form. Two months are left until the European Championship, so I have time to prepare.

 Simon Martirosyan

 I’m happy with my results at the moment, because I joined the training camp just a month ago so I’m not in my best form. In the European Championship, we’ll show our best and set records.

 I competed in the category one up from my usual, because my friends are there. I wasn’t competing with them, we just went out there and fell back into our training regime.

 We will definitely have better results in Europe, but the World Championship is the most important tournament because it can bring us Olympic quotas.