Armenia's weightlifter Gevorg Davtyan (77kg) failed to lift 163kg in the snatch over a back injury and decided to forgo the clean & jerk to avoid complications.

Tigran G. Martirosyan claimed double gold in both clean and jerk and total in men's 77kg category.

Currently, Armenia is 6th in World Weightlifting Championship team event, with 2 gold and 3 bronze medals. China is leading with 29 medals.

Tigran V. Martirosyan and Ara Khachatryan (both 85kg) will enter the competition on September 24.