00:26 , August 13, 2016

Rio 2016: Armenia’s Poghosyan places 10th

Women’s 75 kg weightlifting competition wrapped up Friday at the 2016 Summer Olympics that are held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Armenia’s representative, Sona Poghosyan, competed in Group B and placed tenth overall by lifting a combined weight of 223 kg.

The 18-year-old athlete lifted 97 kg in the Snatch, and 126 kg in the Clean & Jerk.

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