At the U17 World Weightlifting Championships taking place in Lima, Peru, Armenian lifter Grigor Ghazaryan won the gold medal in the 96 kg weight category. He successfully completed all six of his attempts, totaling 330 kg (145 kg in the snatch and 185 kg in the clean and jerk). He also claimed two small gold medals for the best results in each lift.
Silver went to Islam Akmyradov of Turkmenistan (316 kg), while Parv Chaudhary of India earned bronze with 315 kg.
This is Armenia’s second medal at the 2025 World Championships for youth and juniors. Earlier, Aleksandra Grigoryan claimed bronze in the women’s U20 category.