At the European U23 Weightlifting Championship being held in Bucharest, the capital of Romania, Armenia’s Liana Gyurjian won the gold medal in combined total in the women’s 87kg category, with the result of 221 kg (96+125). She was also the first in the Snatch and the Clean and Jerk.

Armenia's Petros Petrosyan won the silver medal in combined total in the men’s 109kg category, with a result of 370 kg (163+207). He also became a silver medalist in Snatch and the Clean and Jerk.

Team Armenia have already won 5 gold, 5 silver, and 6 bronze medals in this championship.

In the junior competition, Armenia’s Meruzhan Yeghoyan (61 kg), Seyran Khudanyan (55 kg), Martin Poghosyan (73 kg), Aleksandra Grigoryan (59 kg), Mnatsakan Abrahamyan, and Julieta Avanesyan (+87 kg) have won bronze medals.