Armenia won gold and bronze medals in the 89 kg weight class of the U23 European Weightlifting Championship underway in Bucharest.
World and European current champion Hakob Mkrtchyan became a gold medalist with a total of 375 kg (165+210) and Davit Hovhannisyan scored a total of 357 kg (161+196) and took the third position. Georgian Revaz Davitadze who came second scored a total of 363 kg.
Hakob Mkrtchyan set an U23 record in the total score.