The 2nd European Games kicked off in Belarusian capital Minsk on Friday. The first competition day was opened by boxers. In the qualification round Armenian boxer Zhirayr Sargsyan competing in the 57 kg weight category defeated his Romanian opponent by 4:1 in the first bout.
Other representatives of Armenia – Gurgen Madoyan (69 kg), Arman Darchinyan (75 kg), Henrik Sargsyan (91 kg) and Gurgen Hovhannisyan (+91 kg) – are set to perform later today.
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