Armenian Greco-Roman wrestlers top UWW rankingsJanuary 9, 2018 - 12:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - United World Wrestling (UWW) recently updated their men’s Greco-Roman wrestling rankings, withArmenian wrestlers currently topping two of the weight categories. Olympic Champion and bronze medalist, three-time World Champion and a three-time European Champion Artur Aleksanyan, in particular, tops the 98 kg weight class of Greco-Roman wrestling. Maksim Manukyan, meanwhile, is the strongest in the the 80 kg weight category. Also, included in the list of best Greco-Roman wrestlers are Karen Aslamnyan (66kg, 5th spot), Karapet Chalyan (75kg, 10th spot), Artur Shahinyan (85kg, 13th spot). In freestyle wrestling, Georgy Ketoev (97kg) and Levan Berianidze (125kg) are on the 4th and 3rd spots, respectively. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Armenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. |