Martirosjan wants to rule something at the World Cup of weightlifting

Martirosjan wants to rule something at the World Cup of weightlifting

Ashkhabad. The champion of Europe in this discipline has external chances during the fights for the title in Ashkhabad.

"I have never seen Sargis so strong." One can trust Gottfried Langthaler, president of weightlifting in Upper Austria. Even for the Olympic participants of the 70s and several times national champion, the Linzer believes that his colleague SK-Vest club, Sargis Martirosjan, will participate tomorrow at the World Championships in Turkmen Aschchabad.

Where does the self-confidence come from? Martirosjan, who came to Austria in 2005 as an asylum seeker and who was buried after a long wait in 2014, had already won gold this year with 182 kg at the European Championships. to Reia. With a little luck and a good form of day, the precious metal also seems to be at hand for the World Cup.

The 32-year-old has been gaining momentum in recent months. He only recently brought 213 kilos to the high-speed line in the Bundesliga final in Linz. Yet, the others are the favorites. For example, his namesake Simon Martirosjan of Armenia. In the end, Stemmer, who lives in Linz, had to pay less attention to himself. Since the weight clbades have been changed, the power station can now increase to 109 rather than 105 kg previously on the scale.

Locks lifted

The competition will generally be larger than at the European Championships. The world governing body, the IMF, had blocked pressure from nine International Olympic Committee badociations, including leading countries like Russia, China and Turkey, because of countless doping offenses. before the last World Cup. Now they are eligible again in these title fights with conditions.