Minni Hormavirta, 15, won the European Youth Championship gold in weightlifting | Sports in a nutshell

The championship was already Hormavirtra’s third.

Minni Hormavirta won the under-17 European championship in weightlifting in the 76-kilogram category. The total result of the Finn was 206 kilograms.

The victory was overwhelming for the 15-year-old Finn. The Ukrainian who came to silver Anna Korolin the result was 191 kilos. Bulgaria took the EC bronze Sofia Garcia Stefanova with a score of 188.

The European championship was the third for Hormavirra from Lohja. At the end of May, he won silver at the 17-year-old World Championships in Peru.

The EC competitions are held in Thessaloniki, Greece.

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