Panorama, Armenia
Oct 20 2017
21:48 20/10/2017
Armenian weightlifter Karush Ghukasyan competing in the 94 weight class won a gold medal at the U-23 European Weightlifting Championships underway in Durres, Albania.
As the National Olympic Committee reported, the Armenian weightlifter lifted a total of 359kg, placing the first in both events.
According to the source, Ghukasyan lifted 162kg in the snatch and 197kg – in the clean and jerk.
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