Armenia names squad for U23 Wrestling World Championships

Armenia has announced its squad for the U23 Wrestling World Championships, which will take place from October 12 to 18 in Las Vegas, USA.

Armenian wrestlers will compete in Greco-Roman, freestyle and women’s wrestling.

Greco-Roman wrestling

• 55 kg — Manvel Khachatryan

• 60 kg — no entry

• 63 kg — Yuri Karapetyan

• 67 kg — Yurik Hoveyan

• 72 kg — Gaspar Terteryan

• 77 kg — Samvel Terteryan

• 82 kg — Martik Petrosyan

• 87 kg — Vigen Nazaryan

• 97 kg — Ruben Gevorgyan

• 130 kg — Aramais Harutyunyan

In addition, Artur Sargsyan will compete for the Czech Republic in the 130 kg category.

Freestyle wrestling

• 57 kg — Armen Harutyunyan

• 61 kg — Sargis Begoyan

• 65 kg — Hayk Abrahamyan

• 70 kg — David Margaryan

• 74 kg — Grigor Cholakyan

• 79 kg — Hayk Papikyan

• 86 kg — Razmik Yepremyan

• 92 kg — Mushegh Mkrtchyan

• 97 kg — Gurgen Simonyan

• 125 kg — Khachatur Khachatryan

Arsen Balayan will compete for Russia in the 86 kg category.

Women’s wrestling

Armenia will be represented in women’s wrestling by Serine Diana Crane, who will compete in the 50 kg category.

At last year’s U23 World Championships, Armenia finished 12th in the freestyle team standings without winning a medal.

In Greco-Roman wrestling, Armenia finished seventh and won two medals. Razmik Kurdyan claimed silver at 130 kg, while Suren Aghajanyan won bronze at 60 kg.

Armenian wrestlers performed considerably better at this year’s U23 European Championships.

The Armenian freestyle team won four medals and finished third in the team standings. Levik Mikaelyan (61 kg) became a two-time U23 European champion, while Armen Harutyunyan (57 kg), David Margaryan (70 kg) and Khachatur Khachatryan (125 kg) won bronze medals.

The Greco-Roman team finished second in the team standings after winning four medals — two gold, one silver and one bronze.

Suren Aghajanyan (60 kg) and Aramais Harutyunyan (130 kg) became U23 European champions. Samvel Terteryan (77 kg) won silver, while Manvel Khachatryan (55 kg) claimed bronze.

The U23 Wrestling World Championships will be held in Las Vegas from October 12 to 18.