Armenia wins first medal in Rio Olympics (photos)
An Armenian weightlifter won silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics on Monday, securing the country’s first medal in the competitions.
Simon Martirosyan (w/c 417kg) won the second place with a 417kg (190+227) result in the snatch and jerk exercise.
Uzbekistan’s Ruslam Norudinov earned the Olympic Champion’s title in the same weight class after raising 237kg in the jerk exercise.