Sports: Armenian lifter Garnik Cholakyan claims world championships title

Emil Lazarian 2022
PanARMENIAN
Armenia – May 3 2022
May 3, 2022 – 12:46 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - The 20-year-old Armenian Garnik Cholakyan made six from six to win the men's 55kg title at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Championships on Monday. May 2.

A European youth and junior champion, Cholakyan raised a total of 240 kg above his head to claim victory.

Jose Manuel Poox of Mexico was second on 234kg and the bronze went to Mustafa Erdogan of Turkey on 228kg.

Emil Lazarian

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