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Almost nobody was watching Karlos Nasar at the European Weightlifting Championships five years ago, and look what happened.
Batumi will host the best veteran weightlifters in Europe beginning on the 17th—and give potential stars their first chances to shine.
Last week, we covered some exciting head-to-heads. Here are a few younger or newer athletes competing at the European Champs who we think have the potential to blow up:
European Weightlifting Championships: Up & Comers
Nicoleta Cojocaru (W58, ROU)
Age: 16 | Entry: 200 | Debut: 151@49 (2023) | Best: 192@58 (2025)
Zarina Gusalova (W69, AIN)
Age: 21 | Entry: 235 | Debut: 211@71 (2021) | Best: 241@71 (2025)
Janette Ylisoini (W77, FIN)
Age: 20 | Entry: 250 | Debut: 171@64 (2021) | Best: 245@77 (2025)
Varvara Kuzminova (W77, AIN)
Age: 17 | Entry: 235 | Debut: 235@76 (2025) | Best: 235@76 (2025)
Sara Dal Bo (W86, ITA)
Age: 16 | Entry: 235 | Debut: 182@81 (2023) | Best: 228@86 (2025)
Yigit Erdogan (M60, TUR)
Age: 17 | Entry: 274 | Debut: 221@55 (2025) | Best: 222@56 (2025)
Ion Dorobete (M65, ROU)
Age: 18 | Entry: 280 | Debut: 220@55 (2024) | Best: 270@65 (2025)
Yahor Papou (M71, AIN)
Age: 22 | Entry: 335 | Debut: 210@55 (2019) | Best: 294@67 (2023)
Harrison McGrogan (M71, IRL)
Age: 18 | Entry: 275 | Debut: 246@61 (2025) | Best: 266@65 (2025)
Ravin Almammadov (M79, AZE)
Age: 20 | Entry: 350 | Debut: 284@67 (2022) | Best: 340@79 (2025)
Danylo Chyniakov (M110, UKR)
Age: 20 | Entry: 392@110 | Debut: 338@96 (2023) | Best: 374@110 (2025)
WLHOUSE will provide full coverage of the 2026 European Weightlifting Championships live on WLHOUSE TV and on our results hub.
