2025 World Weightlifting Championships: Results of Day 2 and Cholakyan’s Performance

On October 3, in the Norwegian city of Førde, the second competition day of the 2025 World Weightlifting Championships took place. Medals were contested in two weight categories: men’s 60 kg and women’s 53 kg.

In the women’s division, just like the day before, the victory went to DPRK’s Kang Hyon Gyong. She was the best in the clean & jerk and in the total. Romania’s Mihaela Cambei set new European records in the snatch and total, which secured her the silver medal.

In the men’s event, the snatch was dominated by 27-year-old Wang Hao of China, who traditionally takes the platform after all his rivals and confidently lifts his weights. In the clean and jerk, he was challenged by Thailand’s Silachai Theerapong and DPRK’s Pang Un Chol, but in the total Wang Hao secured a clear victory.

Armenia’s 22-year-old Garnik Cholakyan managed only one successful attempt in the snatch, which complicated his performance. In the clean and jerk, he successfully lifted his first declared weight, but then took a risk and failed. His final result was 275 kg in the total, placing him 10th.

2025 World Championships – Day 2 Results (October 3)

60 kg, Men
Total (Top 10):

1. Wang Hao (China) – 302 kg (138 + 164)
2. Silachai Theerapong (Thailand) – 299 kg (129 + 170)
3. Pang Un Chol (North Korea) – 295 kg (127 + 168)
4. Berdelidze Goderdzi (Georgia) – 283 kg (128 + 155)
5. Yuan Hao (China) – 281 kg (132 + 149)
6. Elaraby Elsayed A. (Egypt) – 278 kg (124 + 154)
7. Felix da Silva Thiago (Brazil) – 278 kg (123 + 155)
8. Agad Fernando Jr (Philippines) – 275 kg (120 + 155)
9. Hirai Kaito (Japan) – 275 kg (117 + 158)
10. Cholakyan Garnik (Armenia) – 275 kg (123 + 152)

Snatch:

1. WANG Hao (CHN) — 138 kg
2. YUAN Hao (CHN) — 132 kg
3. SILACHAI Theerapong (THA) — 129 kg

Clean & Jerk:

1. Silachai Theerapong (Thailand) — 170 кг
2. Pang Un Chol (North Korea) — 168 кг
3. Wang Hao (China) — 164 кг

53 kg, Women
Total (Top 10):

1. KANG Hyon Gyong (PRK) — 93 + 121 = 214 kg
2. CAMBEI Mihaela (ROU) — 94 + 114 = 208 kg (European record)
3. KHAMBAO Surodchana (THA) — 90 + 110 = 200 kg
4. OZKAN Cansel (TUR) — 93 + 104 = 197 kg
5. ROSA FIGUEIREDO N. (BRA) — 84 + 108 = 192 kg
6. MEGO CONTRERAS S. (PER) — 83 + 103 = 186 kg
7. MONASTERIO U. (ESP) — 83 + 102 = 185 kg
8. DE LA HERRAN M. (MEX) — 83 + 101 = 184 kg
9. NISHIURA Mio (JPN) — 80 + 101 = 181 kg
10. NINGGAN Basilia B. (INA) — 80 + 101 = 181 kg

Snatch:

1. CAMBEI Mihaela (ROU) — 94 kg (European record)
2. KANG Hyon Gyong (PRK) — 93 kg
3. OZKAN Cansel (TUR) — 93 kg

Clean & Jerk:

1. KANG Hyon Gyong (PRK) — 121 kg
2. CAMBEI Mihaela (ROU) — 114 kg
3. CHEN Guan-ling (TPE) — 113 kg

 First day results.