YEREVAN (Armenpress/Panarmenia.net) — Armenian weightlifter, Olympic silver medalist, and reigning world and European champion Varazdat Lalayan has once again claimed the top spot at the European Weightlifting Championships on April 21.
At the championship held in Moldova, Lalayan competed in the men’s super-heavyweight category. He snatched 200 kg and then 210 kg, securing first place in that discipline. In the clean and jerk, he lifted 240 kg, again taking first in the discipline.
With a combined total of 450 kg, Lalayan is now a two-time European champion.
On the women’s side, Liana Gyurjyan won silver at European Weightlifting Championships
Competing in the women’s 87 kg weight category, she lifted a total of 246 kg (106 kg in the snatch and 140 kg in the clean and jerk), securing second place overall on April 21.
Gyurjyan also earned the clean and jerk silver.
