The head coach of the Armenian Greco-Roman wrestling team, Armen Babalaryan, summed up the first day of the 2025 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship.
Let us remind you that two Armenian wrestlers — Malkhas Amoyan (77 kg) and Karen Aslanyan (63 kg) — reached the final.
"Malkhas Amoyan was, as always, at his best.
Karen Aslanyan, after a long break, is close to success for the second time in his new weight category. He won a bronze medal at the 2024 World Championship and now has reached the final. He will face a Turkish wrestler — we will prepare and try to show our maximum potential.
Karen Khachatryan was close to defeating the Olympic champion, he was leading 3:0, but made a tactical mistake. Nevertheless, Novikov reached the final, which means we will see Karen again tomorrow — he is currently in excellent shape," said Armen Babalaryan in an interview with "Public Radio of Armenia".