Karapet Chalyan (77kg) has competed successfully and provided his participation in the Olympic Games of Tokyo in 2020.
His competitor in 1/4 final will be Pavel Liakh (Belarus). The Armenian athlete won 2:1 at the first stage, although he was 0:1 behind.
Then the wresters had more active and dynamic fights and scored points one after another. As a result, Chalyan won 5:4 and qualified for the semifinal.
He won 4:2 the competition against Shohei Yabiku (Japan) in 1/16 final and got advantage 9:0 ahead of time over Jesus Rivas (Venezuela).
Gevorg Gharibyan (60kg) was defeated in his first fight this morning.
Three-time world champion Artur Aleksanyan (97kg) will compete for the gold medal today. Slavik Galstyan (63kg) won the bronze medal yesterday.
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