Arsen Avedisyan wins bronze on day two of the World Sambo Championships in Tashkent

Armenia added a bronze medal to its tally on the second day of the 2026 World Sambo Championships in Tashkent. Arsen Avedisyan secured a podium finish in the men’s combat sambo under-71 kg category.

Avedisyan defeated opponents from Lithuania, Kyrgyzstan and South Korea before losing to a Ukrainian athlete in the semifinals, finishing the tournament with bronze.

Sport sambo

In the under-64 kg category, Gevorg Manukyan recorded three victories, beating representatives of Uzbekistan, Cambodia and Tajikistan. He lost to a Kazakh opponent in the semifinals and then fell to a Ukrainian in the bronze medal bout, missing out on a podium finish. Georgia’s Avto Mukbaniani won the world title in this category.

In the under-88 kg division, Gor Harutyunyan defeated opponents from Israel and Serbia before losing to an Uzbek athlete in the quarterfinals. Russia’s Aleksandr Suchkov claimed the gold medal.

Combat sambo

Alongside Avetisyan, two other Armenian athletes competed in combat sambo on the second day.

In the under-58 kg category, Gor Goginyan opened his campaign with a victory over an opponent from Sierra Leone before losing to a representative of Turkmenistan. Mongolia’s Bayanduuren Gantumur won the title.

In the under-98 kg division, Arman Yesayan won his opening bout against a Tajik athlete before losing to Russia’s Artem Tadin, who went on to become world champion.

After two days of competition, Armenia has three medals — one silver and two bronze.

Russia leads the medal standings with 10 gold, three silver and two bronze medals.