Sports: Armenia win first gold at European Weightlifting Championships

Emil Lazarian 2022
PanARMENIAN
Armenia – Aug 11 2022
– 17:56 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Student of Gyumri State College of Olympic Sport Shift Mikayel Cholakyan won Armenia's first gold at the European Youth Weightlifting Championships on Wednesday, August 10.

Competing in the 49 kg weight category, Cholakyan successfully lifted a total of 182 (81+101) kg above his head and outperformed his Turkish competitors who won the silver and bronze medals.

European Youth Weightlifting Championships will run through August 18.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS