Weightlifter Sona Poghosyan places third in Group B of the Olympics
Armenia's weightlifting team member, participant of the Rio Olympic Games, Sona Poghosyan has placed third in the 75kg weight class, Group B, ANOC press service reports.
According to the source, in the women's Group B, Poghosyan snatched 92kg, then 97kg but failed to hold overhead 100kg. In the clean and jerk, the Armenian weightlifter lifted 115kg, then 122kg and 126kg. With a total of 223kg, she placed third.
Sona Poghosyan is content with her result at the Olympic Games but she has felt tense.
“I was a little tense and because of it I lost the third attempt of the snatch – 100kg. I was more confident during the clean and jerk. I had lifted 125kg during trainings and I had confidence. I am happy and I gained confidence of participating in the Adults' Olympics. At the European Championship I had managed to snatch 102kg and lift 125kg in the clean and jerk,” Poghosyan stressed.