14:45  ,  November 26, 2014

Armenia athletes win silver and bronze

Norayr Avetisyan and Hakob Mkrtchyan (Armenia) have won medals at the European Junior & Under 23 Weightlifting Championships that are held in Limassol, Cyprus.

In the 77 kg weight class, Avetisyan placed second and became a silver medalist, by lifting a combined weight of 318 kg (138 kg in Snatch and 180 kg in Clean & Jerk), and Mkrtchyan won the bronze medal by lifting a total of 313 kg (137 kg in Snatch and 176 kg in Clean & Jerk)

Hakob Mkrtchyan had won the gold medal at this year’s Summer Youth Olympic Games, which were held in Nanjing, China.

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