World C'ships: Armenia’s Greco-Roman wrestlers off to Kazakhstan
The Armenian Greco-Roman wrestling team has left for the Kazakh capital of Nur-Sultan which is set to host the 2019 World Championships on September 14-22.
Greco-Roman wrestlers will be the first to start the fight for medals and qualification for the 2020 Summer Olympics, the Armenian National Olympic Committee’s press service reported.
Athletes representing Armenian at the championship include Norayr Hakhoyan (55kg), Gevorg Gharibyan (60kg), Slavik Galstyan (63kg), Karen Aslanyan (67kg), Malkhas Amoyan (72kg), Karapet Zalyan (77kg), Maxim Manukyan (82kg), Artur Shahinyan (87kg) and Artur Aleksanyan (97kg).
The Olympic Committee’s official website will cover one of the key championships of the year from the competition venue.