Armenia’s Simon Martirosyan wins bronze at World Weightlifting Championships

Armenian weightlifter Simon Martirosyan on Thursday won a bronze medal at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships being held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

The athlete finished third in the men’s 109 kg weightlifting category with a combined total of 416 kg.

In the snatch event, Martirosyan lifted 188 kg, winning a small silver medal.

In the clean and jerk, the Armenian athlete lifted 228 kg, but he could not lift 237 kg twice.