Armenian weightlifter Hakob Mkrtchyan competing at 89 kg has become a gold medalist of the U23 European Weightlifting Championship being held in Romanian capital Bucharest.
The Armenian weightlifter, who is the current holder of the European and World champion title. showed a total of 375 kg result (1650kg+210kg). Mkrtchyan also set a new record in the total result.
Another representative of the Armenia team Davit Hovhannisyan won a bronze medal in the same weight class. Davit Hovhannisyan scored 357 kg (161+196).
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