Weightlifter Simon Martirosyan conquered gold medal at Taipei Universiade

Armenia’s men’s weightlifting team member Simon Martirosyan (105kg) has won gold medal at the Taipei Summer Universiade underway in Taiwan. As the National Olympic Committee reported, the Armenian was declared champion by the double-event of 401kg (180+221), only slightly failing to set a new record.

To remind, Armenia is represented by 16 student athletes at Universiade who are competing in 7 sports, including Weightlifting, Diving, Fencing, Gymnastics, Judo, Taekwondo.