2026 European U20 & U23 Weightlifting Championships: Day 2 Results and Two Medals for Armenia

The second day of competition at the 2026 European U20 and U23 Weightlifting Championships concluded on October 13 in Durrës, Albania. Four sets of medals were awarded, with Armenian athletes claiming two small medals and one overall medal.

Armenia's biggest success came from Seyran Khudanyan (60 kg, U23), who won the bronze medal in the overall total. The Armenian weightlifter lifted 117 kg in the snatch and 139 kg in the clean and jerk, finishing with a combined total of 256 kg. Khudanyan also earned a small bronze medal in the clean and jerk.

Davit Arakelyan (65 kg, U20) secured another medal for Armenia. He claimed a small silver medal in the snatch with a lift of 127 kg. Arakelyan then lifted 148 kg in the clean and jerk, finishing fifth overall with a combined total of 275 kg.

Turkish weightlifters won two gold medals on the second day, while athletes from Bulgaria and Belarus claimed one gold each.

Turkey continues to lead the overall medal standings, having won five gold medals across the first two days of competition.

2026 European U20 Weightlifting Championships – Day 2 Results

Men's 65 kg

1. Burak Aykun (Turkey) — 281 kg (123+158).

2. Ion Badanev (Moldova) — 280 kg (124+156).

3. Claudio Sorrentino (Italy) — 279 kg (128+153).

Armenian athletes:

• 5th place: Davit Arakelyan — 275 kg (127+148), small silver medal in the snatch.

• 10th place: Artush Grigoryan — 261 kg (116+145).

Women's 57 kg

1. Evgenia Ilyina (Belarus) — 190 kg (86+104).

2. Elena Habans (Spain) — 187 kg (85+102).

3. Polina Kononchenko (Ukraine) — 181 kg (78+103).

2026 European U23 Weightlifting Championships – Day 2 Results

Men's 60 kg

1. Deniz Denev (Bulgaria) — 263 kg (118+145).

2. Giga Odikadze (Georgia) — 262 kg (120+142).

3. Seyran Khudanyan (Armenia) — 256 kg (117+139).

Khudanyan secured Armenia's first overall medal of the tournament.

Men's 65 kg

1. Mustafa Elis (Turkey) — 277 kg (123+154).

2. Andriy Revko (Ukraine) — 273 kg (121+152).

3. Konstantinos Lampridis (Greece) — 272 kg (124+148).

Armenian Weightlifters' Schedule for October 14

Four more Armenian athletes will compete on the third day of the European Championships.

October 14:

• 13:00 — Alexandra Grigoryan (57 kg, U23).

• 15:00 — Samvel Martirosyan (70 kg, U20).

• 19:00 — Narek Grigoryan and Hovhannes Hovhannisyan (75 kg, U20).

All four athletes will compete for European Championship medals in their respective weight and age categories.