Sports: Armenia wins gold, silver at European Weightlifting Championships

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SPORT 11:00 22/04/2023 ARMENIA

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.