Armenia’s Simon Martirosyan claims gold at 2017 World Junior Weightlifting Championships

(Armradio) – Olympic silver medalist Simon Martirosyan claimed gold at 2017 World Junior Weightlifting Championships held in Tokyo, Japan.

Martirosyan lifted 191 in the snatch and 235 in the clean & jerk in the +105 kg weight category.

Two other Armenian athletes Sona Poghosyan (70 kg) and Samvel Gasparyan (105 kg) won bronze medals.