12:03, 2 August 2023

YEREVAN, AUGUST 2, ARMENPRESS. Armenian weightlifter Garik Karapetyan (102 kg) has won gold at European U20 Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest, Romania.  

Karapetyan scored a result of 386 kg (181+205). Karapetyan also won small gold medals in snatch and clean and jerk exercises.

Performances of four other Armenian weightlifters, Julieta Avanesyan (+87 kg, U20), Liana Gyurjyan (87 kg, U23) Petros Petrosyan and Yasha Minasyan (109 kg., U23) are scheduled for today, August 2.

Rafik Harutyunyan (81 kg) and Garnik Cholakyan (61 kg) have won gold in the U23 Championships, while Karen Margaryan (81 kg) won silver.  Suren Grigoryan (89 kg) has won the U20 Championship. Tigran Karapetyan (97 kg), Gor Sahakyan (73 kg) and Emma Poghosyan (81 kg) have won silver, while Alexandra Grigoryan (58 kg), Seyran Khudanyan (55 kg), Meruzhan Eghoyan (61 kg), Martin Poghosyan (73 kg) and Mnatsakan Abrahamyan (81 kg) won bronze. The European Junior Championships will take place from July 23 to August 3.