[1][2][3] [4] Ranking by Big (Total result) medals *   Host nation (Armenia)Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk) *   Host nation (Armenia)

A total of 310 competitors from 39 nations participated: During the opening ceremony, designer Aram Nikolyan who worked on the show, ran out of the front rows and set fire to the flag of Azerbaijan.

Media reported the event in the context of rising tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Lachin corridor[8][9][10] which has been blockaded by Azeris and is the only road that connects the ethnically Armenian Nagorno-Karabakh to the outside world.

The flag burning followed fighting between the two countries near the Lachin corridor which left soldiers dead on both sides.

[4] Turkish athlete Bayav Pallinsu competing in up to 49 kg category lost consciousness at the attempt of raising the barbell and had to be given first aid.