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YEREVAN, APRIL 21, ARMENPRESS. 96 kg weightlifters competed at the European Weightlifting Championship in Yerevan. Armenia had two representatives in this weight: Ara Aghanyan and Davit Hovhannisyan.

ARMENPRESS reports, at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concert complex, member of the Armenian national team Davit Hovhannisyan lifted 164, 167, 170 kg in the snatch exercise with three successful approaches. Hovhannisyan won a small gold medal in this exercise. In the push exercise, he raised 200, 205 kg and became a gold medalist in this exercise as well. Davit Hovhannisyan is the two-time champion of Europe with a result of 377 kg.

The other member of the Armenian national team, Ara Aghanyan, had one successful approach in the snatch exercise – 165 kg. Aghanyan won a small bronze medal in this exercise. In the push, Aghanyan became the silver medalist of the exercise with one approach – 199 kg, and in the doubles he registered a result of 364 kg and became the vice-champion of Europe.

Ara Aghanyan won the second medal in the European Championship. Aghanyan became the silver medalist of the European Championship last year.

In the championship in Yerevan, until now member of the women's national team of Armenia, 55 kg Isabella Yailyan became the bronze medalist of the Championship, and Alexandra Grigoryan was the 6th. Anush Arshakyan, weighing 64 kg, took the 9th place in subgroup B. In 76 kg category, Tatev Hakobyan won the silver medal of the European Championship, and 16-year-old Emma Poghosyan was the 5th. Anna Amroyan was 6th in subgroup B of 81 kg, and Liana Gyurjian was 10th in subgroup A.

Gor Sahakyan became the European champion in the men's competition with a result of 320 kg in the 67 kg weight. Rafik Harutyunyan won a bronze medal in the 81 kg weight class. Andranik Karapetyan became the vice-champion of Europe in the 89 kg weight category.