April 19, 2011 - 14:48 AMT
Armenian sambo team back in Yerevan with 7 medals

Armenian sambo wrestlers returned from the European Sambo Championship among youth (M-F) and juniors (M-F) with 2 silver and 5 bronze medals.

Razmik Petoyan (52kg) and Hovhannes Aleksanyan (56kg) won silver. Grigor Mkhitaryan (48kg), Rafik Manukyan (65kg) and Roza Khachatryan (52kg) won bronze among youth.

Serezha Aleksanyan (57kg) and Mher Karapetyan (82kg) were bronze winners of junior tournaments.

As the Armenian Sambo Federation press office told PanARMENIAN.Net, Federation President Levon Hayrapetyan is pleased with the results but thinks that referees prevented Armenian sportsmen from winning gold medals.