Alexandra Grigoryan, European champion and World Championship bronze medalist, has claimed Armenia’s first medal at the World Weightlifting Championships in Ningbo, China, winning bronze in the clean and jerk event.

Competing in the women’s 57 kg category, Grigoryan lifted 85 kg in the snatch and 120 kg in the clean and jerk.

With a total of 205 kg, she finished fourth in the overall standings.

Among the Armenian weightlifters, Garnik Cholakyan, European silver medalist in the 65 kg category, was the first to take to the competition platform. Competing in Group B, he finished 11th with a total of 285 kg (130 kg in the snatch and 155 kg in the clean and jerk).

The World Weightlifting Championships serve as the first qualifying event for the 2028 Olympic Games.