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Tigran G. Martirosyan becomes world champion
Armenia's Tigran G. Martirosyan (77kg) won the world's champion title in the World Weightlifting Championship going on in Antalya, Turkey.
Martirosyan won a small gold medal lifting 173kg in the snatch. China's Xiaojun Lu was the second with a result of 170 kg, followed by Iran's Kianush Rostami with 161kg.
In the jerk, Tigran lifted 200kg and became the world champion. Xiaojun Lu took a small gold in jerk.
In total, Tigran G. Martirosyan lifted 373kg in clean and jerk combination.
