ARMENIAN WEIGHT-LIFTERS CONTINUE TO WIN MEDALS AT EUROPEAN
CHAMPIONSHIP
20-04-2007 21:40:00 | | Sport
STRASBOURG, APRIL 20, NOYAN TAPAN. At the European Women's
Weight-Lifting Championship in Strasbourg (France), 19-year-old
Hripsime Khurshudian from Kasakh (75 kg) showed the 262 kg
result (snatch - 122 kg, clean and jerk - 140 kg) on April 19
and took first place, winning the title of champion. Nazik
Avdalian from Gyumri (69 kg) showed the 241 kg result (snatch -
105 kg, clean and jerk - 136 kg), taking second place.
In the men's competition, Tigran Martirosian from Gyumri
(69 kg) won the silver medal - a result of 331 kg (155+176).
The Armenian national team is in second place by the number
of medals won, yielding only to the Russian team.