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9 September 2009 - 14:19 AMT

Armenian weightlifter wins European Youth Championship

Armenian weightlifter Smbat Margaryan won European Youth Championship in Eilat, Israel.

The winner (56 kg) lifted a weigh of 235 kg in clean and jerk combination (100 kg +135 kg). The runner-up is Stanislav Shadovich (Belarus)-235 kg (107+128), bronze went to Artyom Zherebkov (Latvia)-225 kg (97+128).

Another Armenian sportsman Vardan Karapetyan took the 10th place with a 235 kg lift in clean and jerk combination (87 kg +123kg).