Armenia to face Bulgaria at Greco-Roman wrestling World Cup![]() February 19, 2013 - 18:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia will face off against Bulgaria in the second round of Tehran-hosted World Cup of Greco-Roman wrestling. Harutyun Hovhannisyan (55 kg) will face off against Stefan Grigorov, Aleksan Mikaelyan (60 kg) will rival Rumen Savchev, Tigran Torosyan (66 kg) vs Milen Dimitrov, Rafik Manukyan (74 kg) vs Daniel Aleksandrov, Hrach Hovhannisyan (84 kg) vs Stanislav Kanev, Sargis Tonoyan (96 kg) vs Daniel Bankov, and Vachik Yeghiazaryan vs Ivan Ivanov. Armenian athletes suffered a 2:5 defeat by Russia in group A. Partner news “Our win can’t be called an easy one, we never have easy games” FC Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder said. As an amateur, 31-year-old Hovhannisyan gained extensive international experience and was a four-time Armenian National Champion. Shakhtar Donetsk FC midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan said he is not planning yet to leave the Ukrainian club. Armenia’s U17 football team arrived in Hungary on May 20 to participate in a friendly tournament, due May 21-24. Partner news |