Sergio Massida News Today

Competing at high altitude has caused problems for many athletes and led to a huge number of no-lifts at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in Bogotá, the fifth highest capital city in the world at more than 2,600 metres.

Varazdat Lalayan highlighted Armenia’s prowess in the heavier categories of men’s weightlifting by rounding off the European Junior and Under-23 Championships in Rovaniemi in Finland with three continental records.