Armenian wrestling team claims 3 bronze, finishes 7th at European Cadet Championships
The Armenian junior freestyle wrestling team has claimed three bronze medals at the European Cadet Wrestling Championship 2017 held in Sarajevo.
As the Armenian National Olympic Committee told Panorama.am, Armenian wrestler Genik Asatryan (50 kg) brought the first medal to the Armenian team by defeating his Azeri opponent Ramiz Hasanov 3-1 in a fight for the third place.
Arakel Movsesyan (46kg) claimed a "lightning speed" victory against his rival from Macedonia, beating him 10-0.
The third bronze was grabbed by Martin Simonyan (100 kg), who showed a huge advantage over Hamlet Nasibli, another Azerbaijani rival, defeating him 12-1.
With a total of 38 points, the Armenian junior freestyle wrestling team took the 7th place in the tournament featuring 29 countries.