April was truly an Olympic month for Armenian sports: major international tournaments were held in disciplines where Armenian athletes have traditionally been strong — wrestling, weightlifting, boxing, and judo. Competitions in sambo also took place — though not an Olympic sport, Armenians consistently achieve success in it. In addition, the Ice Hockey World Championship Division IV was held in Yerevan.
Four Armenian athletes became European champions. Notably, all of them had already triumphed at this level before. Malkhas Amoyan claimed his fourth gold at the European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships. Garik Karapetyan and Varazdat Lalayan became two-time European weightlifting champions, while Arman Avanesyan repeated his success at the European Combat Sambo Championship.
Juniors also earned medals, and adult athletes claimed podium places at prestigious international tournaments. Below is a detailed summary of the results by sport.
European Wrestling Championships – Bratislava, April 7–13
Freestyle – 3 medals (2 silver, 1 bronze)
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Arsen Harutyunyan (61 kg) – silver
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Arman Andreasyan (70 kg) – silver
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Vazgen Tevanyan (65 kg) – bronze
Other participants:
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Manvel Khndzrtsyan (57 kg) – 9th place
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Narek Harutyunyan (74 kg) – 11th
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Hayk Papikyan (79 kg) – 15th
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Gurgen Simonyan (97 kg) – 13th
Team ranking – 5th place.
Greco-Roman – 2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver)
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Malkhas Amoyan (77 kg) – gold
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Karen Aslanyan (63 kg) – silver
Other participants:
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Manvel Khachatryan (55 kg) – 5th place
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Karapet Manvelyan (60 kg) – 10th
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Slavik Galstyan (67 kg) – 7th
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Shant Khachatryan (72 kg) – 14th
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Samvel Grigoryan (82 kg) – 5th
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Karen Khachatryan (87 kg) – 10th
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Artur Aleksanyan (97 kg) – 5th
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Davit Ovasapyan (130 kg) – 10th
Team ranking – 5th place.
European Weightlifting Championships – Chișinău, April 13–21
Armenia was one of the strongest teams at the European Championships in Chișinău, winning a total of 27 medals (including small medals in snatch and clean & jerk), 10 of which were in the Olympic total (the so-called "big" medals): 2 gold, 6 silver, and 2 bronze.
Big medals (total):
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Gold – Garik Karapetyan (109 kg)
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Gold – Varazdat Lalayan (+109 kg)
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Silver – Gor Saakyan (73 kg)
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Silver – Rafik Harutyunyan (81 kg)
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Silver – Simon Martirosyan (109 kg)
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Silver – Alexandra Grigoryan (55 kg)
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Silver – Anna Amroyan (76 kg)
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Silver – Liana Gyurjyan (87 kg)
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Bronze – Garnik Cholakyan (61 kg)
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Bronze – Davit Oganesyan (96 kg)
Other participants:
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Mnatsakan Abrahamyan (89 kg) – no result
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Ara Aghanyan (102 kg) – 4th place
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Petros Petrosyan (102 kg) – 5th
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Isabella Yaylyan (55 kg) – 6th
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Milena Khachatryan (76 kg) – 6th + silver in clean & jerk
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Emma Poghosyan (81 kg) – 5th
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Margarita Arakelyan (81 kg) – 10th
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Tatev Akopyan (87 kg) – 4th + silver in snatch
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Meri Tumasyan (+87 kg) – 5th
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Julieta Avanesyan (+87 kg) – no result
Armenia took first place in both men’s and women’s team rankings.
Ice Hockey World Championship – Division IV, Yerevan, April 13–19
The Ice Hockey World Championship Division IV took place in the Armenian capital. Six national teams participated: Armenia, Uzbekistan, Kuwait, Iran, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
Team Armenia finished second, losing the top spot only on tiebreakers to Uzbekistan. The Armenian team secured four wins and one overtime loss in five matches.
Results:
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Armenia – Malaysia 24:3
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Armenia – Uzbekistan 3:2 (shootout)
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Armenia – Kuwait 4:5 (overtime)
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Armenia – Iran 8:0
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Armenia – Indonesia 14:1
Armenia’s best player of the tournament was goalie Artyom Putulyan.
Erevan Major Cup – International Boxing Tournament (April 14–19)
From April 14 to 19, the prestigious Erevan Major Cup was held at MIKA Sports Complex. Athletes from 10 countries participated: Armenia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Israel, Iran, Georgia, Iraq, Cyprus, and Palestine.
Armenian boxers performed especially well, winning 6 gold medals. Russia also earned 6 golds, and Israel won 1.
Winners from Armenia:
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Rudolf Garboyan (51 kg)
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Artur Bazeyan (60 kg)
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Armen Mashakaryan (67 kg)
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Ararat Harutyunyan (71 kg)
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Rafael Hovhannisyan (86 kg)
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Davit Chaloyan (+92 kg)
Artistic Gymnastics World Cup – April stages
The final stages of the 2025 Artistic Gymnastics World Cup were held in April — in Osijek, Doha, and Cairo. Armenian gymnasts competed in all three and won a total of 10 medals: 6 gold, 1 silver, and 3 bronze.
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Hamlet Manukyan won gold in pommel horse at all three stages.
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Artur Davtyan earned 2 golds and 1 bronze in vault.
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Artur Avetisyan — 1 gold and 2 bronzes on rings.
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Vaagn Davtyan — silver on rings.
In the final standings of the World Cup series, Hamlet Manukyan and Artur Davtyan were overall winners in their apparatus.
European Judo Championships – Podgorica, April 23–26
The Armenian team didn’t win medals, but Ashik Andreyan (60 kg) delivered a strong performance: he won three bouts against tough opponents and placed 5th, narrowly missing bronze.
Other competitors: Artak Torosyan (73 kg) and Grigoriy Pasevin (81 kg) lost in early rounds.
European Sambo Championships – Limassol, April 22–27
At the European Sambo Championships in Cyprus, Armenia competed in all age categories — senior, U20, U18, and cadet — winning 21 medals: 3 gold, 5 silver, and 13 bronze.
Medal breakdown by age group:
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Seniors – 6 medals (1 gold, 5 bronze)
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U20 – 6 medals (1 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze)
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U18 – 5 medals (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
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Cadets – 4 medals (1 silver, 3 bronze)
European Champions from Armenia:
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Arman Avanesyan (98 kg) – seniors
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Mger Oganyan (71 kg) – U20
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Gor Shatveryan (71 kg) – U18
Armenia ranked 5th overall across all age groups.
Other Key Events in Armenian Sports in April
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Nair Melikyan won the GAMA FC Bare-Knuckle Grand Prix by knocking out Vladimeri Ioseliani in the final.
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Gurgen Oganesyan (8–0, 7 KO) defeated Dajuan Calloway (11–4) by TKO at a pro boxing event in Orlando (USA).
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21-year-old Erik Israelian (1–0) won his professional boxing debut against Hungary’s Richard Bernath (0–2) at an Eye of The Tiger Management tournament.
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MMA fighters Hayk Kazaryan (15–5) and Mkhitar Barseghyan (8–4) won their bouts at ACA 185 in Minsk.
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Track athletes Yervand Mkrtchyan and Gor Ovakimyan competed at the Imam Reza Cup in Mashhad, Iran (April 26–28):
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Yervand Mkrtchyan won gold in the 1500m and silver in the 5000m (14:40.12)
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Gor Ovakimyan earned two silver medals — triple jump (15.72m) and long jump (7.41m)
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Armenian-born fighter Marsel Terteryan (3–0) defeated Said Najafyan (0–1) by unanimous decision at Airtox Dominance FC 3 in Copenhagen.
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Armenian boxer from Adler Tigran Uzlyan (12–1) claimed the WBA Continental lightweight title by defeating Spain’s Juanfe Gomez (14–2–1) via split decision on April 18 in Tambov.