Weightlifting World Championships: Armenian national team roster

The World Weightlifting Championships will be held in Ningbo, China, from October 27 to November 8, Armenia will participate with a squad of 13 weightlifters—8 men and 5 women.

The Weightlifting Federation of Armenia has announced the national team roster:

65 kg: Garnik Cholakyan

75 kg: Gor Sahakyan, Tigran Karapetyan

85 kg: Rafik Harutyunyan, Martin Poghosyan

95 kg: Davit Hovhannisyan

110 kg: Garik Karapetyan

+110 kg: Varazdat Lalayan

Head coach: Hakob Pilosyan; assistant coach: Davit Muradyan

57 kg: Aleksandra Grigoryan

77 kg: Anna Amroyan, Alina Sukiasyan

86 kg: Emma Poghosyan, Liana Gyurjyan

Head coach: Artashes Nersisyan; assistant coach: Taron Tovmasyan

An Olympic, World, and European silver medalist Gor Minasyan will compete for the Bahraini team in the men's super-heavyweight category.

Georgian athlete Lasha Talakhadze, a three-time Olympic champion and seven-time World and European champion, will participate in the World Championship following a break in his sporting career.

The World Championship will serve as a qualifying event for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

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