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YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 20, ARMENPRESS. The European Weightlifting Championships in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, have come to an end. On the last, the 9th day of the competition, super heavyweight weightlifters entered the fight.
Varazdat Lalayan won the gold medal in the weight category +109 kg at the European Weightlifting Championships in Sofia, lifting 455 kg (205+250).
Another representative of Armenia in this weight category Simon Martirosyan became the silver medalist with the result of 437 kg (190+247).
Armenian Ambassador to Bulgaria Armen Yedigaryan took part in the award ceremony of the heavyweight category.
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