2024-04-10 16:55:46
Weightlifter Garnik Cholakyan won a gold medal in the 61 kg category of the European U23 Weightlifting Championship in Bucharest, registering a result of 255 kg (140+255) in the double event. Cholakyan also won small gold medals in snatch and push exercises.
Meruzhan Yeghoyan, representative of Armenia, weight 61 kg, won the bronze medal in the U20 competition with a result of 254 kg (110+144). Yeghoyan also won a small silver medal in the push exercise.
Earlier, Seyran Khudanyan won Armenia’s first medal in the 55 kg championship in Bucharest. In the under-20 competition, Khudanyan stood on the third level of the platform of honor with the result of 216 kg (95+121) of the two-fight event and became a bronze medalist. Khudanyan also won a small bronze medal in the push exercise.
It should be noted that the Armenian national teams left for the competition in large numbers. Tigran Karapetyan (67 kg), Gor Sahakyan, Martin Poghosyan (both 73 kg), Mnatsakan Abrahamyan (81 kg), Suren Grigoryan (89 kg), Felix Gevorgyan (96 kg), Garik Karapetyan will also play in the U20 national team. (102 kg), reserves are Ashot Movsisyan and Vazgen Grigoryan (+109 kg).
The women’s team includes Alexandra Grigoryan (59 kg), Anush Arshakyan (64 kg), Alina Sukiasyan (71 kg), Anna Amroyan (76 kg), Emma Poghosyan (81 kg), Margarita Arakelyan (87 kg) and Julieta Avanesyan (+ 87 kg).
Rafik Harutyunyan, Karen Margaryan (both 81 kg), Gevorg Ghahramanyan (89 kg, reserve), Ara Aghanyan (96 kg), Petros Petrosyan, Yasha Minasyan (both 109 kg), Liana will compete in the U23 national team. Gyurjian (87 kg), Luiza Sahradian, Mary Tumasyan (both +87 kg).
The European Youth Championship is held from July 23 to August 3.