European Championships: Armenia's Hrachya Poghosyan loses semifinal
Five Armenian Greco-Roman wrestlers performed on the first day of the Junior European Championships taking place in Pontevedra, Spain.
Hrachya Poghosyan (63 kg) made it to the semifinal after claiming three victories. In a fight for the final he competed with Turk Abdulah Toprak but lost 3-4. Hrachya Poghosyan will today wrestle for a bronze medal, the National Olympic Committee reports.
After a victorious start Gevorg Sukiasyan (55 kg) lost the quarter-final to Georgian Pridon Abduladze who reached the final. Sukiasyan will fight for bronze today.
Hakob Baghdasaryan (87 kg) and Samvel Simonyan (130 kg) lost the first bouts and left the struggle. Vahe Poghosyan (77 kg) suffered defeat after starting with a win.
Sahak Hovhannisyan (60 kg), Hayk Melikyan (67 kg), Malkhas Amoyan (72 kg) and Karen Khachatryan (82 kg) have also left for the tournament with the Armenia Greco-Roman junior team.