Two Armenian Wrestlers Reach the Semifinals on Day Two of the U20 European Freestyle Wrestling Championships

Armenia will have two representatives in the semifinals on the second competition day of the 2026 U20 European Freestyle Wrestling Championships, which are taking place in Skopje.

Razmik Yepremyan will continue his bid for a place in the final in the 86 kg weight category. The Armenian wrestler delivered two dominant performances, without conceding a single point. In the quarterfinals, Yepremyan defeated Estonia’s Nikolai Tarassov 11-0, having previously beaten Israel’s Tomer Drozhnyak 10-0 in the round of 16.

In the semifinals, the Armenian representative will face Mahammad Abbaszada of Azerbaijan.

Henrik Haykyan, competing in the 125 kg category, also secured a place in the semifinals for Armenia. He began the tournament with a 12-1 victory over Moldova’s David Erhan before defeating Turkey’s Rusen Guler 4-2 in the quarterfinals.

Haykyan will face Azerbaijan’s Yusif Dursunov for a place in the final.

The semifinal bouts will begin on July 11 at 17:45 Moscow time and 18:45 Yerevan time.

Semifinal Pairings for Day Two of the U20 European Championships

61 kg

Jamal Abbasov (Azerbaijan) vs Pascal Liuzzi (Italy)
Nurettin Kapal (Turkey) vs Usman Indirbaev (Russia)

74 kg

Inal Cheldiev (Russia) vs Manuel Wagin (Germany)
Umut Uslu (Turkey) vs Nurlan Aghazada (Azerbaijan)

86 kg

Razmik Yepremyan (Armenia) vs Mahammad Abbaszada (Azerbaijan)
Ismail Khaniev (Russia) vs Artur Kostiuk (Ukraine)

92 kg

Artur Togoev (Russia) vs Huseyn Mammadtaghizada (Azerbaijan)
Eyup Cetin (Turkey) vs Darius Sas (Romania)

125 kg

Aleksandre Abramishvili (Georgia) vs Soslan Gabuev (Russia)
Yusif Dursunov (Azerbaijan) vs Henrik Haykyan (Armenia)

The decisive bouts in the weight categories contested on the opening day will take place after the semifinal session. Aren Hayrapetyan will compete for the gold medal in the 65 kg category, while Sasha Petrosyan and Narek Nikoghosyan will wrestle for bronze.

Medal Bouts Featuring Armenian Wrestlers

Final, 65 kg

Aren Hayrapetyan (Armenia) vs Maksim Dimov (Moldova)

Bronze-Medal Bout, 57 kg

Sasha Petrosyan (Armenia) vs Giorgi Tsuriashvili (Georgia)

Bronze-Medal Bout, 79 kg

Narek Nikoghosyan (Armenia) vs Eljan Ismailzada (Azerbaijan)