Six awards and the first overall team place at European Weightlifting Championship

13 апреля 2019

New records of Europe and the title of the best weightlifter of the continent!  Yevgeny Tikhontsov did not leave any chances to his opponents in the weight category of up to 96 kilograms at the European Championship in Georgian Batumi, setting records for the Old World. The total result of the Belarusian is 400 kilograms. Thus, Evgeny left behind him the silver medalist of Russia Yegor Klimonov by 22 kilograms. The result of Tikhontsov was a serious bid for a successful performance at Tokyo Olympics in the summer of 2020. Belarusians came to the first team place. This is their sixth medal in this European Championship.

Alexander Lukashenko congratulated Yevgeny on his victory: “Your victory at the European Championship is a bright and powerful performance! This success once again showed that Belarusians are strong and talented people who are capable of much. Congratulations on your victory, and I wish you as to go to new achievements. We are proud of our team! ”

At these moments, the TV channel "Belarus 5" is already broadcasting the final competitions of athletes from Batumi.

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