Armenia Weightlifting Championship Concludes: Who is the Heavyweight Champion?

The Armenia Weightlifting Championship has concluded. On the last day of competitions, Varazdat Lalayan emerged victorious in the heavyweight category, surpassing Olympic silver medalists Gor Minasian and Simon Martirosyan.

This year's championship was marked by significantly interesting competitions. Notably, we focus on weight categories where Armenian weightlifters are competitive in major international tournaments. Simultaneously, the progress of young athletes in other weight categories was also in the spotlight.

As the winners in men’s and women’s competitions at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be determined in five weight categories, our national teams are currently concentrating their efforts on these specific categories.

On the last day of the competition, three renowned Armenian weightlifters faced off against each other. In the heavyweight category, the title of champion was secured by world silver medalist Varazdat Lalayan, who outperformed Olympic silver medalists Gor Minasian and Simon Martirosyan, the latter of whom has changed his weight category and will compete in the heavyweight division moving forward.

In the men’s competitions, the title of republic champion in each weight category was won by: Matzik Hakobyan (55kg), Andranik Papeyan (61kg), Gor Sahakyan (67kg), Armen Grigoryan (73kg), Rafik Harutyunyan (81kg), Hakob Mkrtchyan (89kg), Davit Hovhannisyan (96kg), Arsen Martirosyan (102kg), and Samvel Gasparyan (109kg). A total of 130 weightlifters participated in the men's championship across 10 weight categories.