Greco-roman wrestler Karapet Chalyan wins first bout at world championship
11:24, 16 September, 2019YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 16, ARMENPRESS. Armenia’s Greco Roman wrestler Karapet Chalyan has defeated 4:2 Japan’s Shohey Yabikuni in the 77kg division of the ongoing Nur-Sultan World Championship and qualified for the 1/8 finals.
Gevorg Gharibyan, another representative of Armenia, lost 7:0 to Uzbekistan’s Elmurad Tasmuradov.
So far Armenia has one medal at the championship (Slavik Galstyan, bronze).
Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan
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