Sports: Armenian wrestler Arsen Harutyunyan wins bronze at European Championships

Panorama, Armenia
Feb 17 2020
Sport 13:45 17/02/2020 Armenia

Armenian freestyle wrestler Arsen Harutyunyan (61 kg) has captured a bronze medal at the 2020 European Championships in Rome on Sunday.

The Armenian athlete took a 10-0 win over his Greek opponent Georgios Pilidis in the fight for the third place.

At the end of a bout, the Greek wrestler suffered a knee injury, after which Arsen Harutyunyan stopped putting pressure on him and offered him his help.

“Arsen deserves respect for his move,” Wrestling-Armenia said on Facebook, posting a video from the fight. 

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