Armenia’s Hayk Hakobyan (+105kg) won gold at U23 Weightlifting Championships which finished in Limassol, Cyprus.

Hakobyan lifted 180kg in the snatch and 210kg in the clean & jerk, fixing the total of 390kg.

In all, Armenian national team has won 9 medals, with Araik Mirzoyan (77kg), Rubik Mamoyan (62kg), Hripsime Khurshudyan and Hayk Hakobyan winning gold; Elen Grigoryan (53kg), Afgasi Aghasyan (77kg) winning silver; Aghvan Melikyan (85kg) and Vanik Avetisyan (69kg) winning bronze medals.