November 28, 2009 - 12:48 AMT
Hripsime Khurshudyan wins bronze at World Weightlifting Championships
2007 European Champion, silver medalist of 2009 European Championship Hripsime Khurshudyan won bronze at the World Weightlifting Championships in Goyang, South Korea.

She won two bronze medals for lifting 125 kg in the snatch and 147 kg in the clean and jerk and one bronze medal for snatch, clean and jerk combination.

In all, Armenia won 11 medals.

Kazakhstan's Svetlana Pobedova won the champion title, lifting 132 kg in the snatch and 160 kg in the clean and jerk.