Armenian judoka Shahen Abaghyan (55 kg) beat Natiz Gurbanli of Azerbaijan in the final round to win the European Junior European Judo Cup, Press Service of the Armenian National Olympic Committee reports.
The Armenian beat Turkish Celik Emre and Georgians Giorgi Niazashvili and Zurab Kakhniashvili in earlier rounds.
Shahen Abaghyan serves in the Sports Club of the RA Armed Forces and is one of the ten best soldier-sportsmen.
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