On March 10, the U23 European Freestyle Wrestling Championships concluded in Tirana. On the final day, champions were determined in five weight categories, and now we have the full competition results.
Russian wrestlers claimed six gold medals, while representatives from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, and Bulgaria each won one gold.
From the Armenian team, Levik Mikaelyan (61 kg) became the champion, defeating an Azerbaijani wrestler in the final. Knyaz Ibovyan (92 kg) lost to a Russian opponent in the final and won silver, while Khachatur Khachatryan (125 kg) defeated a Polish wrestler in the bronze medal match.
Full Results of the 2025 U23 European Freestyle Wrestling Championships
57 kg
- Lev Pavlov (Russia)
- Nika Zangaladze (Georgia)
- Bekir Keser (Turkey), Rahman Imanov (Azerbaijan)
8th. Norik Harutyunyan (Armenia)
61 kg
- Levik Mikaelyan (Armenia)
- Jeyhun Allahverdiyev (Azerbaijan)
- Tolga Ozbek (Turkey), Mykyta Abramov (Ukraine)
65 kg
- Amal Jandubaev (Russia)
- Abdullah Toprak (Turkey)
- Khamzat Arsamersoiev (France), Murad Gakhverdiyev (Azerbaijan)
5th. Hayk Abrahamyan (Armenia)
70 kg
- Magomed-Emi Eltemirov (Russia)
- Kanan Geybatov (Azerbaijan)
- Umut Erdogan (Turkey), Narek Poghosyan (Ukraine)
10th. Vladimir Azaryan (Armenia)
74 kg
- Ismail Khaniev (Russia)
- Aganazar Novruzov (Azerbaijan)
- Vasile Marcu (Moldova), Luka Chkhitunidze (Georgia)
11th. Narek Nikoghosyan (Armenia)
79 kg
- Arsen Balayan (Russia)
- Farid Jabarov (Azerbaijan)
- Ibrahim Metehan Yaprak (Turkey), Umar Mavlaev (Switzerland)
86 kg
- Arseniy Gioev (Azerbaijan)
- Rahim Magamadov (France)
- Arslan Bagaev (Russia), Radomir Stoyanov (Bulgaria)
19th. Razmik Yepremyan (Armenia)
92 kg
- Muhamed-Tagir Khaniev (Russia)
- Knyaz Ibovyan (Armenia)
- Denis Sakhalyuk (Ukraine), Sadig Mustafazade (Azerbaijan)
Team Ranking
- Azerbaijan — 169
- Turkey — 117
- Ukraine — 104
- Armenia — 86
- Georgia — 85
Armenia won 3 medals: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze.
Russia and Belarus did not participate in the team ranking.