Belarusian Daria Pochobut became the silver medalist of the European Weightlifting Championships

Belarusian Darya Pochobut became the silver medalist in the weight category up to 69 kg at the European Weightlifting Championships in Forde, Norway.

Darya Pochobut was among the favorites based on her declared weight (230 kg) and confirmed her leading status during the competition. In the first exercise, she made her fans worry by failing her attempts at 105 kg twice in a row. Only on the third attempt did the athlete fix the barbell weighing 106 kg and win the small gold medal. In the clean and jerk, the Belarusian performed without errors. First, she coped with a weight of 120 kg. Then she lifted the barbell weighing 125 kg.

Pochobut's third appearance on the platform became decisive in the fight for medals in the biathlon, where she showed a result of 130 kg and scored 236 kg in total for the two exercises (106 kg + 130 kg). Only her rival from Armenia, Nazik Avdalyan, who lifted 132 kg in her final attempt, showing 237 kg in the biathlon (105 kg + 132 kg), managed to surpass the Belarusian. The bronze medal of the championship went to the 17-year-old Briton Rebecca Tyler - 222 kg (99 kg + 123 kg). The silver medal of the European Championships for Darya Pochobut is

first in her career. In 2015, the Belarusian became a bronze medalist in the weight category up to 75 kg. At the European Weightlifting Championships in Førde, Norway, two more representatives of the Belarusian team will compete. In the category up to 94 kg, Alexander Makarenko will perform on April 15, and on April 16, Mikhail Avdeev (in the category up to 105 kg).

The current continental forum is experimental for the Belarusian team. Athletes who do not yet have qualifying points to claim participation in the Olympics are competing in the tournament. The final roster of the Belarusian weightlifting team for the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro will be announced after the national championship, which will take place in Grodno from May 24-28.

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