FREE-STYLE WRESTLERS OF ARMENIA DO NOT RECEIVE MEDALS IN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Noyan Tapan
April 3
TAMPERE, APRIL 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The European Free-Style Wrestling
Championship finished in the city of Tampere of Finland on April 2. All
the seven wrestlers of the Armenian national team were defeated and
did not receive medals and olympic passes.
There are few days left for the "Beijing 2008". The combined team
of free style wrestlers of Armenia do not have a pass yet. The two
international rating tournaments are the last hope. Karine Shadoyan
from Rostov representing Armenia, a participant of the tournament of
women, will fight on April 4.
Greco-Roman wrestlers will fight in Tampere on April 5 and 6. Armenia
will be represented by seven wrestlers: Roman Amoyan (55 kg, Yerevan),
Khosrov Melikian (60 kg, Gyumri), Arman Adikian (66 kg, Village Apaga,
Etchmiadzin), Edgar Babayan (74 kg, Yerevan), Tigran Sahakian (84 kg,
Yerevan), Arman Geghamian (96 kg, Gyumri) and Yuri Patrikeev (120
kg, Yerevan). Arman Adikian and Yuri Patrikeev among them received
passes for the "Beijing 2008" last year in the world championship
held in Baku.
Noyan Tapan
April 3
TAMPERE, APRIL 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The European Free-Style Wrestling
Championship finished in the city of Tampere of Finland on April 2. All
the seven wrestlers of the Armenian national team were defeated and
did not receive medals and olympic passes.
There are few days left for the "Beijing 2008". The combined team
of free style wrestlers of Armenia do not have a pass yet. The two
international rating tournaments are the last hope. Karine Shadoyan
from Rostov representing Armenia, a participant of the tournament of
women, will fight on April 4.
Greco-Roman wrestlers will fight in Tampere on April 5 and 6. Armenia
will be represented by seven wrestlers: Roman Amoyan (55 kg, Yerevan),
Khosrov Melikian (60 kg, Gyumri), Arman Adikian (66 kg, Village Apaga,
Etchmiadzin), Edgar Babayan (74 kg, Yerevan), Tigran Sahakian (84 kg,
Yerevan), Arman Geghamian (96 kg, Gyumri) and Yuri Patrikeev (120
kg, Yerevan). Arman Adikian and Yuri Patrikeev among them received
passes for the "Beijing 2008" last year in the world championship
held in Baku.