Armenian Freestyle Wrestling Championship winners announced

PanARMENIAN.Net - On the first tournament day, January 23, Armenian Freestyle Wrestling Championship hosted sportsmen in 55, 60 and 66 kg. weight categories.



As head coach of Armenian freestyle wrestling team Araik Baghdadyan told PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, champion titles went to:



55 kg weight categoty

1st place -Mihran Jaburyan

2nd place - Ashot Terteryan

3nd place -Gegham Babakhanyan and Matevos Saryan



60 kg weight categoty

1st place - Artur Arakelyan

2nd place -Artem Nalbandyan

3rd palce - Ararat Martirosyan and Hayk Yekhshatyan



66 kg weight categoty

1st place - Zhirayr Hovhannesyan

2nd place - David Safaryan

3rd place - Hamayak Hovsepyan and David Apoyan



The championship, to be completed on January 24, hosts 100 wrestlers.



Freestyle wrestling is a style of amateur wrestling that is practiced throughout the world. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic games. It is, along with track and field, one of the oldest organized sports in history. American high school and college wrestling is conducted under different rules and is termed scholastic and collegiate wrestling.



Freestyle wrestling, like its American counterpart, collegiate wrestling, has its greatest origins in catch-as-catch-can wrestling and, in both styles, the ultimate goal is to pin your opponent to the mat, which results in an immediate win. Freestyle and collegiate wrestling, unlike Greco-Roman, also both allow the use of the wrestler's or his opponent's legs in offense and defense.



According to the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA), freestyle wrestling is one of the four main forms of amateur competitive wrestling that are practiced internationally today. Others of the main forms of wrestling are Greco-Roman and Grappling (also called submission wrestling).