Armenian athletes Davit Hovhannisyan and Ara Aghanyan earned gold and silver medals, respectively, at the European Weightlifting Championships in Yerevan on Friday.

Hovhannisyan lifted a total of 377kg (172+205) in the 96kg event to clinch the European gold. He also won small gold medals in the snatch and the clean and jerk exercises.

Aghanyan became a silver medalist with a combined total of 364kg (165+199). He also claimed small bronze and silver medals.