Armenia finishes third at sambo Euros

PanARMENIAN.Net - At the European Sambo Championships, Armenian athletes won two gold, three silver and four bronze medals, finishing third in the team standings, the Armenian Sambo Federation said.

Armenia’s medal winners:

Sport sambo, men:

Karen Sargsyan — 58 kg, gold

Boris Shatveryan — 79 kg, bronze

Gor Harutyunyan — 88 kg, gold

Combat sambo, men:

Narek Goginyan — 58 kg, bronze

Mayis Nersesyan — 64 kg, silver

Arsen Avedisyan — 71 kg, silver

Gevorg Azatyan — 79 kg, bronze

Leonid Melikyan — 98 kg, silver

Mkhitar Temuryan — over 98 kg, bronze

Russia finished first in the medal standings, while Ukraine placed second. The championship was held in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi on May 16-17.