European Weightlifting Championship, among young weightlifters U-15 and U-17, to be held in Prishtina, the capital of Kosovo, on 22-30, has started. 305 athletes (130 girls and 175 boys) from 40 countries will compete in this competition. Azerbaijan National team is also among the participants.
One of them- Elmaddin Huseynov also joined the medal struggle. He competed in 56 kg weight category, among U-17.
Elmaddin lifted 98 kg in snatch and took the 4th place in this movement.
In clean and jerk, Huseynov could lift 119 kg and took the 7th place.
With a total 217 kg (98+119) result, our athlete took the 6th place in the final rankings.
