Aleksandra Grigoryan and Tigran Karapetyan — Best Weightlifters at the 2025 European Youth Championships

The Armenian national team delivered an outstanding performance at the 2025 European Junior Weightlifting Championships (U20 and U23), which concluded on November 4 in Durres, Albania. Based on the final results, Armenia's Aleksandra Grigoryan and Tigran Karapetyan were recognized as the best athletes in the U20 category.

The U20 winners were determined using the Robi Points system, which evaluates the lifted weight relative to the world record in the corresponding weight class.

Women U20

1. Aleksandra Grigoryan (Armenia, 58 kg) — 732.7

2. Janett Ylisoini (Finland, 77 kg) — 680.3

3. Enkileda Carja (Albania, 63 kg) — 649.2

Emma Poghosyan (Armenia, 86 kg) also made the top 10, finishing 9th with 547.0 points.

Men U20

1. Tigran Karapetyan (Armenia, 71 kg) — 826.1

2. Ravin Almammadov (Azerbaijan, 79 kg) — 819.5

3. Narek Mkrtchyan (Armenia, 79 kg) — 803.6

4. Narek Grigoryan (Armenia, 71 kg) — 800.7

In the U23 category, the winners were determined using the Sinclair system, which accounts for the athlete’s body weight. In the women’s division, Armenian lifters did not finish among the leaders, but in the men’s division, Gor Sahakyan (71 kg) earned bronze with 448.99, while Garik Karapetyan (110 kg) placed fourth with 441.75.

Women U23

1. Mihaela Cambei (Romania, 53 kg) — 313.97

2. Olja Ivzhenko (Ukraine, 58 kg) — 291.31

3. Dziana Mayiseyevich (Belarus, 63 kg) — 288.78

Men U23

1. Yusuf Gench (Turkey, 71 kg) — 466.84

2. Egor Popov (Belarus, 71 kg) — 459.67

3. Gor Sahakyan (Armenia, 71 kg) — 448.99

4. Garik Karapetyan (Armenia, 110 kg) — 441.75

It is noteworthy that last year as well, the best U20 athletes were Armenians — Aleksandra Grigoryan and Narek Mkrtchyan.

The Armenian national team became the most successful team of the championship:

• In “big” medals (total result): 7 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze

• In overall medal count (including big and small medals): 20 gold, 10 silver, 9 bronze

Turkey placed second.