Armenia's Mnatsakan Abrahamyan made an unsuccessful debut in the senior competition at the European Weightlifting Championships in the Moldovan capital of Chisinau. The bronze medalist of the European U20 Championship received zeros in two exercises.
In the men's 89 kg snatch, Abrahamyan failed all three attempts: 152 kg, 152 kg, and 153 kg.
Anna Amroyan and Milena Khachatryan will compete in the women's 76 kg weight category today.
Anna Amroyan is a gold medalist at the European U20 Championship, a two-time bronze medalist at the World Youth Championship, and a gold medalist at the European U17 Championship.
Milena Khachatryan is the European U20 champion and the bronze medalist of the European U17 Championship.
11 weightlifters will compete for medals in the women's 76 kg weight category. The initial bid of the two Armenian representatives in the combined event is 230 kg.
The women's 76 kg Group A competition will start at 8:00 PM Yerevan time.
At the European Weightlifting Championships in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, the Armenian team has already won 4 medals in the event: 3 silver and 1 bronze.