The New Weighlifters from Armenia

Armenian weightlifter Meline Daluzyan celebrated her gold medal in the women's 63-kg category pressing. Inspired by Meline Daluzyan's victory, Nazik Avdalyan won a silver medal in the 69-kg category and Hripsime Khurshudyan celebrated a gold medal in the 75-kg category. Khurshudyan won ahead of Russia's Tatiana Matveeva and Spain's Lidia Valentin.

Tigran Martirosyan became the vice-champion in the men's 69-kg weightlifting class.

Armenian lifers Ara Khachatryan and Gevorg Davtyan competed in the 77-kg category. On the whole, the Armenian sportsmen turned the European Championship into an Armenian Championship. They competed to gain the title of the European champion.

Eventually, Davtyan became the winner and became the champion of Europe for the second time. Ara Khachatryan enjoyed a bronze medal. -Source: http://www.a1plus.am