Armenia wins gold, silver at European Weightlifting Championships

Armenian athletes Davit Hovhannisyan and Ara Aghanyan earned gold and silver medals, respectively, at the European Weightlifting Championships in Yerevan on Friday.

Hovhannisyan lifted a total of 377kg (172+205) in the 96kg event to clinch the European gold. He also won small gold medals in the snatch and the clean and jerk exercises.

Aghanyan became a silver medalist with a combined total of 364kg (165+199). He also claimed small bronze and silver medals.