Armenia Wins Two Gold Medals on Opening Day of European Shooting Championship in Yerevan

On March 1, the first medals of the 10-meter European Shooting Championship were awarded in Yerevan. The Armenian national team made a strong start to the home tournament, winning four medals, including two golds.

The main heroines of the day were two athletes with the same name — Lilit Mkrtchyan (Armenia). The 29-year-old five-time European champion won gold in the women’s 10m moving target event. Another Lilit Mkrtchyan (Armenia) claimed victory in the under-21 girls’ competition.

2026 European Shooting Championship Results (as of March 1)

10m Moving Target, Girls (U21)

1. Lilit Mkrtchyan (Armenia)
2. Anait Sargsyan (Armenia)
3. Alina Tkalik (Ukraine)

10m Moving Target, Men (U21)

1. William Wilkman (Finland)
2. Dmytro Kravets (Ukraine)
3. Roman Berezytskyi (Ukraine)
4. Hamlet Karenyan (Armenia)

10m Moving Target, Women

1. Lilit Mkrtchyan (Armenia)
2. Gohar Harutyunyan (Armenia)
3. Margarita Tarkaniy (Ukraine)

10m Moving Target, Men

1. Jesper Nyberg (Sweden)
2. Lukasz Czapla (Poland)
3. Aaro Juhani Vuorimaa (Finland)

10m Air Pistol, Women

1. Veronika Major (Hungary)
2. Manja Slak (Slovenia)
3. Antoaneta Kostadinova (Bulgaria)

10th place: Elmira Karapetyan (Armenia)

10m Air Pistol, Women’s Team

1. Hungary
2. Georgia
3. Bulgaria

10m Air Pistol, Men

1. Anton Aristakhov (Russia)
2. Robin Walter (Germany)
3. Jason Solari (Switzerland)

12th place: Benik Khlghatyan (Armenia)
40th place: Gevorg Melkonyan (Armenia)
55th place: Zaven Igityan (Armenia)
75th place: Norayr Arakelyan (Armenia)

10m Air Pistol, Men’s Team

1. Italy
2. Turkey
3. Serbia

6th place: Armenia

10m Air Rifle, Mixed Team

1. Duestad / Hegg (Norway)
2. Janssen / Ulbrich (Germany)
3. Karlsson / Lindgren (Sweden)

The European Championship in Yerevan continues and will conclude on March 5.