Armenia’s Murtazaliev makes it to Wrestling Championships ¼ finals![]() March 22, 2013 - 14:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Musa Murtazaliev (84 kg) beat Slovakia’s Michael Bodnar 10:0 to make it to the quarterfinals of the European Wrestling Championships. Murtazaliev will next face off against Ukraine’s Ibragim Aldatov. Greco-Roman wrestling bouts are due March 23, with Armenia’s lineup including the following participants: Harutyun Hovhannisyan (55 kg), Aleksan Mikaelyan (60 kg), Sasun Hambaryan (66 kg), Rafik Manukyan (74 kg), Artur Shahinyan (84 kg), Artur Aleksanyan (96 kg) and Vachik Yeghiazaryan (120 kg). Earlier, Armenia’s David Safaryan won the Championships gold in 66 kg weight class. Partner news Berlin will stage the Champions League final for the first time in 2015 and Warsaw will be the venue for the Europa League final. “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. Partner news |