Armenian wrestler strikes bronze at Junior World ChampionshipsAugust 31, 2016 - 14:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Sergey Simonyan won bronze on the opening day of the United World Wrestling (UWW) Junior World Championships in Mâcon, France. Fighting in the Greco-Roman 50 kg category, Simonyan first crushed Azerbaijan's Ziyad Zeynalov, then defeated an Italian wrestler in the 1/4 finals to reach the semifinals. Losing his penultimate bout to Russia's Vladislav Melnikov who proceeded to the strike a gold medal, Simonyan beat Kyrgyz wrestler Adilet Taalaibekov 2:1 to win bronze. Gevorg Khumaryan (60 kg) and Arman Baghdasaryan (74 kg), also Greco-Roman wrestlers from Armenia, participated in the championship too, but failed to fetch medals. The Championship launched on Tuesday, August 31 and set to run through September 4. Greco-Roman wreslters Edgar Tamazyan (55kg), Malkhas Amoyan (66kg), Edgar Khachatryan (120 kg), as well as freestyle wrestlers Arman Antonyan (50 kg), Mkhitar Grigoryan (55 kg), Harutyun Barseghyan (60 kg), Hakob Avetisyan (66 kg), Tigran Mnatsakanyan (74 kg) and Sargis Hovsepyan (96 kg) still have the chance to win medals for Armenia. 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 | Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments. OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. |