Yegishe Mosesyan won bronze at the U17 World Wrestling Championships in freestyle

Armenian wrestler Yegishe Mosesyan (71 kg) became a bronze medalist at the U17 World Wrestling Championships in freestyle wrestling, which is taking place in Athens.

In the third-place match, Mosesyan showed great character and managed to snatch victory from Uzbekistan’s Farrukhbek Djumanazarov. Trailing 2:6, he turned the bout around and claimed a hard-fought 7:6 win. This medal became the only award for the Armenian freestyle wrestling team at the tournament.

VIDEO OF THE BRONZE MATCH

On his way to bronze, Mosesyan confidently defeated Russia’s Zubair Bagilov (8:3) in the 1/8 finals and overcame Turkish wrestler Omer Gul (9:7) in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, the Armenian had one of the most spectacular bouts of the tournament against American Jaydon James. The match ended in a 5:5 draw, but James was awarded the victory due to his advantage in holding at the end.

Earlier, the 16-year-old Mosesyan had become the U15 European champion and the U17 European bronze medalist.