Armenia confirms participation in U17 World Championships in Baku and names full Greco-Roman squad

The Wrestling Federation of Armenia has officially confirmed the national team’s participation in the U17 World Championships, which will take place in Baku from July 27 to August 2.

Armenia will field a full team in the Greco-Roman competition, with wrestlers entered in all ten weight categories.

45 kg: Vazgen Vardanyan
48 kg: Ararat Avetisyan
51 kg: Georgi Harutyunyan
55 kg: Gegham Yeghiazaryan
60 kg: Artush Petrosyan
65 kg: Vazgen Mnatsakanyan
71 kg: Janes Nazaryan
80 kg: Vahe Hoveyan
92 kg: Aleksan Shaljyan
110 kg: Khachik Khachatryan

Armenia’s leading young Greco-Roman wrestlers will travel to Baku. The national team recently won seven medals at the U17 European Championships — two gold, two silver and three bronze.

The Armenian freestyle squad remains unchanged. Six wrestlers who finished second or third at the national championships will represent the country.

51 kg: Murad Gharibyan
55 kg: David Baleyan
60 kg: Grisha Gevorgyan
65 kg: Erik Papikyan
71 kg: Varuzhan Aslanyan
80 kg: Vache Aslanyan

An initial Armenian entry list had previously appeared on the United World Wrestling website and included only freestyle wrestlers. None of them competed at the U17 European Championships or won the latest Armenian national championships, meaning that the team was effectively considered a reserve squad.

Armenian Greco-Roman wrestlers were absent from the initial entry list. The Wrestling Federation of Armenia has now confirmed both the team’s trip to Azerbaijan and the participation of a full Greco-Roman squad.

The U17 World Championships will begin in Baku on July 27.