Junior weightlifter (+105) Gor Minasyan won silver at Bucharest-hosted European Junior & Under 23 Weightlifting Championships, lifting a total of 395 kg in the snatch the clean & jerk disciplines. Lasha Talakhadze of Georgia scored a win with 402 kg.U23 weightlifter Hayk Hakobyan (+105) won bronze scoring a total of 389 kg; Jiri Orsag of Czech Republic won gold with 405 kg.

Earlier, U23 weightlifter Aghasi Aghasyan won gold in 77 kg weight class.