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Published on July 21, 2009
ARMENIAN WRESTLING YOUTH TEAM STARTS AT EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP TODAY
- Greco-Roman wrestling junior team of Armenia will take part in the European Championship among cadets from July 21 to 27 in Serbia, Gagik Khachatryan, head coach of the junior team for Greco-Roman wrestling told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. “We are diligently preparing for this championship and will compete for prizes. At the European Championship we will compete in the eight weight classes instead of 10, since the fighters serving in the / 76 to 85 kg and are in bad shape,” Khachatryan said. Thus, the national team for Greco-Roman wrestling will be presented by Ashot Khachatryan (weight class of 46 kg), Albert Vardanyan (weight class of 48 kg), Ludwig Kocharyan (weight class of 50 kg), Sargis Kocharyan (weight class of 54 kg) , Hayk Arshakyan (weight class of 58 kg), Artur Petrosyan (weight class of 63 kg) Hayk Navasardaan (weight class of 69 kg) and Vahe Simonyan (weight class of 85 kg). In the tournament in wrestling under the leadership of coach Edward Tunyants Armenia is represented by Artak Hovhannisyan (weight class of 42 kg), Ruben Karamyan (weight class of 46 kg), Vladimir Frangulyan (weight class of 50 kg), Petros Tadevosyan (weight class of 54 kg ), Walter Margaryan (weight class of 58 kg), Emin Gevorkyan (weight class of 63 kg), David Apoyan (weight class of 69 kg), Edik Mkoyan (weight class of 76 kg) and Vahe Tamrazyan (weight class of 85 kg )
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