Weightlifter Gor Minasyan crowned Asian champion

PanARMENIAN.Net - Gor Minasyan, representing Bahrain, won the gold medal at the 2026 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in India.

Competing in the over-110 kg category, the 31-year-old weightlifter recorded a total of 457 kg and became Asian champion for the third time in his career, Aysor.am reports.

Minasyan’s main rival was Iranian athlete Alireza Yousefi, who finished with a total of 445 kg and won the silver medal. The Iranian weightlifter lifted 261 kg in the clean and jerk event, setting a world record, but lost to Minasyan in the combined total.

The top three was completed by South Korea’s Son Yong Hwan, whose final result was 416 kg.

Notably, Minasyan’s result at the Asian Championships exceeded by six kilograms the total with which Armenia’s Varazdat Lalayan had earlier won the European championship title.