Armenian Athletes to Compete at the Youth World Grappling Championships

From November 1 to 4, the Greek city of Loutraki will host the 2025 UWW Youth and Junior World Grappling Championships for athletes under 15, under 17, and under 20.

Team Armenia has traveled to the tournament with a large roster and will compete in all three age categories.

The competition will be held in two disciplines — Grappling GI and Grappling No-GI. Many athletes will participate in both categories.

Team Armenia roster:

U15

• 38 kg — Zorik Hovhannisyan

• 42 kg — Marat Karapetyan

• 42 kg — Vanik Sahkalyan

• 47 kg — Sos Musheghyan

• 47 kg — Gor Khachatryan

• 59 kg — Davit Gasparyan

• 66 kg — Sargis Sargsyan

U17

• 54 kg — Jivan Arakelyan

• 54 kg — Vanik Harutyunyan

• 58 kg — Vanik Sargsyan

• 63 kg — Rafik Aleksanyan

• 63 kg — Edgar Simonyan

• 69 kg — Gor Sahakyan

• 110 kg — Samvel Atikyan

U20

• 58 kg — Sargis Virabyan

• 66 kg — Gagik Sahakyan

In addition, from November 4 to 9, the same venue will host the UWW Youth World Championships in Pankration, where two Armenian athletes will compete: Daniel Hambartsumyan (62 kg, U15) and Tigran Sayadyan (66 kg, U17).