Armenia’s Smbat Margaryan, (w.c 56kg), silver medalist of 2010 European Weightlifting Championships, won gold at the European Youth Weightlifting Championships, which kicked off in Valencia, Spain, on May 17.

Margaryan lifted 240kg in snatch, clean and jerk combination.

The Armenian team also includes: Isabella Yalyan (w.c. 53kg), Vardan Militosyan and Vladik Karapetyan (w.c. 62kg), Raffi Melikyan and Aren Nerseisyan (w.c. 77kg), Azat Sayadyan (w.c. 85kg), Hamlet Poghosyan (w.c. 94kg), Misha Muradyan and Gor Minasyan (w.c. +105kg).