Armenia’s Sona Poghosyan captures bronze, small silver at Junior World Weightlifting Championships

Armenian weightlifter Sona Poghosyan (75kg) won the bronze medal lifting a total of 223 kg at 2017 Junior World Weightlifting Championships under way in Tokyo, Japan.

As Panorama.am was informed from the Armenian National Olympic Committee, Sona also captured the small silver medal in the clean and jerk event, lifting 125 kg. The Armenian athlete took the fourth place in snatch event, lifting 98 kg.

Armenian athlete Samvel Gasparyan will begin competing tomorrow in Men’s 105 kg weight class.