2026 U20 European Freestyle Wrestling Championships: Armenia Claims Team Bronze

The U20 European Freestyle Wrestling Championships concluded in Skopje, North Macedonia, on July 12. Armenia finished third in the team standings with 118 points.

The Armenian wrestlers won six medals at the tournament—two silver and four bronze. Three medals were secured on the final day of competition. Razmik Yepremyan (86 kg) earned silver after losing to Ismail Khaniev of Russia in the final, while Gagik Ghazaryan (61 kg) and Henrik Aykian (125 kg) won their bronze-medal bouts.

Russia topped the team standings with 194 points. The Russian freestyle wrestlers claimed five gold, one silver and three bronze medals.

Azerbaijan finished second with 170 points after winning two gold, two silver and four bronze medals. Germany, Georgia and Moldova also earned one gold medal each.

Armenia’s Medalists at the U20 European Championships

Silver

• Aren Hayrapetyan — 65 kg
• Razmik Yepremyan — 86 kg

Bronze

• Sasha Petrosyan — 57 kg
• Gagik Ghazaryan — 61 kg
• Narek Nikoghosyan — 79 kg
• Henrik Aykian — 125 kg

U20 European Freestyle Wrestling Championships Results

57 kg

1. Magomed-Salikh Ozdamirov (Russia)
2. Ebubekir Gur (Turkey)
3. Sasha Petrosyan (Armenia) and Muhammad Ismailov (Azerbaijan)

61 kg

1. Usman Indirbaev (Russia)
2. Jamal Abbasov (Azerbaijan)
3. Gagik Ghazaryan (Armenia) and Nurettin Kapal (Turkey)

65 kg

1. Maksim Dimov (Moldova)
2. Aren Hayrapetyan (Armenia)
3. Khizir Dasiev (France) and Bashir Verdiyev (Azerbaijan)

70 kg

1. Haji Karimov (Azerbaijan)
2. Baisangur Bitmurzaev (France)
3. Ramazan Abdulkadyrov (Russia) and Ionut Triboi (Moldova)

7th place: David Davtyan (Armenia)

74 kg

1. Manuel Wagin (Germany)
2. Nurlan Aghazada (Azerbaijan)
3. Inal Cheldiev (Russia) and Umut Uslu (Turkey)

7th place: Vladimir Azaryan (Armenia)

79 kg

1. Magomed Alibakharchiev (Russia)
2. Bohdan Oleksiienko (Ukraine)
3. Narek Nikoghosyan (Armenia) and Yasin Uzun (Turkey)

86 kg

1. Ismail Khaniev (Russia)
2. Razmik Yepremyan (Armenia)
3. Mohammad Abbaszada (Azerbaijan) and Artur Kostiuk (Ukraine)

92 kg

1. Artur Togoev (Russia)
2. Eyyup Cetin (Turkey)
3. Sandro Kurashvili (Georgia) and Darius Sas (Romania)

11th place: Narek Ikilikyan (Armenia)

97 kg

1. Konstantine Petriashvili (Georgia)
2. Askhab Dadaev (France)
3. Shamil Tambiev (Russia) and Farhad Suleymanli (Azerbaijan)

8th place: Hakob Hakobyan (Armenia)

125 kg

1. Yusif Dursunov (Azerbaijan)
2. Soslan Gabuev (Russia)
3. Aleksandre Abramishvili (Georgia) and Henrik Haykyan (Armenia)

Team Standings

1. Russia — 194 points
2. Azerbaijan — 170
3. Armenia — 118
4. Turkey — 111
5. Georgia — 79

Armenia therefore concluded the U20 European Freestyle Wrestling Championships with six medals and a bronze medal in the team standings.

The Greco-Roman wrestling competition had previously concluded in Skopje, with Armenia finishing second in the team standings.