Armenia's Gor Sahakyan wins snatch silver at World Weightlifting Championships

Armenia’s Gor Sahakyan earned silver in the snatch event at the World Weightlifting Championships in Norway on Sunday, lifting 154 kg. However, the 22-year-old couldn’t complete the clean and jerk, failing to record a total.

Thailand's Weeraphon Wichuma claimed gold with a world record total of 346 kg (152 kg snatch, 194 kg clean and jerk).

Sahakyan is part of Armenia’s seven-strong team, which also includes Suren Grigoryan (88 kg), Simon Martirosyan, Garik Karapetyan (both 110 kg) and Varazdat Lalayan (+110 kg), along with Anna Amroyan (77 kg) on the women’s side.