Armenia’s Simon Martirosyan came in first in the 109kg weight class at the 2019 IWF World Championships in Thailand today by setting a new world record.

The 22-year-old has thus become a two-time world champion.  

Martirosyan lifted 190kg and then 195kg in the snatch. He then mastered 199kg in the second try.

In clean and jerk, the Armenian weightlifter lifted 230kg, but failed to successfully lift 241kg later. He became world champion for the second consecutive year with a total result of 429kg.

In the snatch, Simon Martirosyan first lifted 190kg, then successfully lifted 195kg.

The end of the competition was very spectacular. In his third approach, Jan Yan (China) lifted 197 kg, setting a world record in the snatch. Then, Belarus's Andrei Aryamnov approached the weight and successfully lifted 198kg and set a new record.

The last word was that of the Armenian athlete.

In his third approach, Simon Martirosyan lifted the 199kg weight for the world record.