Georgia’s Lado Dzimtseishvili crowned European U17 weightlifting champion

The Georgian Weightlifting National Federation announced that Lado Dzimtseishvili has been crowned European champion and set a new continental record at the ongoing European Youth (U17) Weightlifting Championships in Pristina, Kosovo.

Representing Georgia in the 85 kg weight category, Dzimtseishvili competed under the guidance of national team head coach Zurab Antauri.

The Georgian athlete secured the bronze medal in the snatch with a lift of 139 kg, earning his first podium finish of the competition.

He then claimed gold in the clean and jerk with a lift of 175 kg, becoming European champion in the discipline and setting a new European record.

Dzimtseishvili capped off his successful performance by winning the overall title with a combined total of 314 kg across the two lifts, securing another European championship victory for Georgia.