Sports: Armenian weightlifter Simon Martirosyan won gold at the European Championship in Batumi

Arminfo, Armenia
Marianna Mkrtchyan

ArmInfo.Vice-champion of the Olympic Games, world and European champion 22-year-old Armenian weightlifter Simon Martirosyan won the gold medal at the European  Weightlifting Championships held in Batumi in the weight category of  109 kg.  

In the double-event, the Armenian athlete gained 427 kg. In  the snatch, Simon Martirosyan lifted 192 kg, and in a jerk he lifted  235 kg.  Today, another Armenian weightlifter Samvel Gasparyan won a  silver medal at the European Championship in the weight category 102  kg.  To recall, in the Georgian city of Batumi European Weightlifting  Championships for adults started two days ago. During the week from  April 6th to 13th, the best weightlifters, weightlifters of the old continent will fight on the Batumi platform.


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