SIX ARMENIAN WRESTLERS BECOME PARTICIPANTS OF INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT OF MARIUPOL
Noyan Tapan
Jul 12 2007
MARIUPOL, JULY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. A high-profile International
Greco-Roman Wrestling Tournament was held in the city of Mariupol in
the Ukraine from July 7 to 9 and representatives from 19 countries
took part. Twelve Armenian sportsmen took part in the competition, but
only Arman Adikian (66kg, Etchmiadzin) and Arsen Julfalakian (74kg,
Yerevan) were recognized as winners. Dennis Forov (84kg, Yerevan)
took second place and Khosrov Melikian (60kg), Arman Geghamian (96kg,
Gyumri), and Ashot Khachatrian (55kg, Yerevan) took third place.
Ten participants of the Armenian Greco-Roman Wrestling representative
team will take part in the international traditional memorial
tournament of Olympic champion Givi Kartozia to be held in Tbilisi
from July 13 to 15.