23:30  ,  October 26, 2019

European U20 Weightlifting Championship: Armenia’s Lalayan becomes champion, record-holder

Varazdat Lalayan (Armenia) has become the winner of the +109kg competition at the European U20 Weightlifting Championship in Bucharest, Romania.

He surpassed the European U20 record by 3kg in this weight category, lifting a combined weight of 424kg. Lalayan lifted 194kg in the Snatch and 230kg in the Clean and Jerk.

He has bettered the European records for this age group in both competitions.

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