Armenia’s Aleksandra Grigoryan Becomes European U23 Weightlifting Champion

Armenian weightlifter Aleksandra Grigoryan won gold in the women's 57-kilogram division at the European Under-23 Weightlifting Championships in Durrës, Albania, on Wednesday, Oct. 14.

Grigoryan claimed the European title with a combined total of 202 kilograms in the snatch and clean and jerk events, securing Armenia's first overall gold medal of the tournament.

Her victory came a day after fellow Armenian weightlifter Seyran Khudanyan earned bronze in the men's 60-kilogram U23 division with a combined lift of 256 kilograms. Davit Arakelyan also won a silver medal in the snatch event of the men's junior competition.

Armenia has sent 19 weightlifters to the European Junior and U23 Championships, which run through Oct. 19.

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