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Armenian weightlifters secured two gold, one silver and bronze medals at Junior & U23 European Championships

December 13,2016 17:35

Junior & U23 European Weightlifting Championships ended in Eilat, Israel with the Armenian athletes winning two gold, one silver and bronze medals.

Rio Olympics vice champion Simon Martirosyan (105kg weight class, coach Ashot Pilosyan) and Davit Hovhannisyan (77kg weight class, coach Rostom Khudanyan) became European champions among juniors.

Armenia’s women’s team member Sona Poghosyan conquered silver in the 75kg weight class (coach Hripsime Khurshudyan), while Samvel Gasparyan (coach Harutyun Yeghoyan), competing in the 94kg weight class, won another silver for Armenia

To note, the Armenia’s Weightlifting team participated in the U20 championship headed by head coach Melik Ghukasyan.

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