On February 14, the international Greco-Roman wrestling tournament, the Kutuzov Memorial, kicked off in Suzdal. Wrestlers from the Armenian national team participated in the tournament: Karen Aslanyan (63 kg), Hayk Melikyan (72 kg), and Albert Vardanyan (130 kg) will compete for bronze medals, while Manvel Khachatryan (55 kg) will wrestle in the consolation bracket.
Results of the Semifinals and Final Pairings of the Kutuzov Memorial Tournament
55 kg:
Ikhtiyor Botirov (Uzbekistan) — Aybek Aitbekov (Kazakhstan) 1:1 +/- (disqualification)
Davudjon Toshev (Saint Petersburg) — Amayak Osipov (Krasnodar Krai) 0:2
Final: Ikhtiyor Botirov (Uzbekistan) — Amayak Osipov (Krasnodar Krai)
60 kg:
Anvar Allakhyarov (Moscow Region) — Omid Arami (Iran) 1:3
Sergey Chigirev (Krasnodar Krai) — Yanvar Allakhyarov (Moscow Region) 4:9
Final: Omid Arami (Iran) — Yanvar Allakhyarov (Moscow Region)
63 kg:
Sergey Emelin (Mordovia) — Karen Aslanyan (Armenia) 4:1
Jambolat Lokyaev (Mordovia) — Meysam Dalhani (Iran) 3:7
Final: Sergey Emelin (Mordovia) — Meysam Dalhani (Iran)
67 kg:
Ruslan Bichurin (Mordovia) — Marat Garipov (Saint Petersburg) 4:0
Azamat Akhmedov (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug) — Meirzhan Shermakhananbet (Kazakhstan) 5:3
Final: Ruslan Bichurin (Mordovia) — Azamat Akhmedov (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug)
72 kg:
Hayk Melikyan (Armenia) — Alen Mirzoyan (Sverdlovsk Region) 1:1 -/+
Daniil Grigoryev (Moscow Region) — Adam Gigiev (Chechen Republic) 5:1
Final: Alen Mirzoyan (Sverdlovsk Region) — Daniil Grigoryev (Moscow Region)
77 kg:
Adlet Tyulyubaev (Moscow Region) — Ismail Barakhoev (Moscow) 2:3
Gamzat Gadzhiev (Dagestan) — Abuazid Mantsigov (Vladimir Region) 0:4
Final: Ismail Barakhoev (Moscow) — Abuazid Mantsigov (Vladimir Region)
82 kg:
Rafael Yunusov (Sevastopol) — Imam Aliyev (Chechen Republic) 3:1
Dmitry Dzhioev (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug) — Islam Aliyev (Krasnodar Krai) 3:5
Final: Rafael Yunusov (Sevastopol) — Islam Aliyev
87 kg:
Vaag Margaryan (Krasnodar Krai) — Savely Borisov (Voronezh Region) 1:1 +/-
Khamid Isaev (Chechen Republic) — Alan Ostaev (Krasnodar Krai) 0:10
Final: Vaag Margaryan (Krasnodar Krai) — Alan Ostaev (Krasnodar Krai)
97 kg:
Mohammad Avendi (Iran) — Ivan Konstantinov (Vladimir Region) 5:1
Azamat Gegkiev (Saint Petersburg) — Adlan Amriev (Bashkortostan) 1:1 +/-
Final: Mohammad Avendi (Iran) — Adlan Amriev (Bashkortostan)
130 kg:
Nokhcho Labazanov (Bashkortostan) — Asker Gubzhev (Kabardino-Balkaria) 9:0
Albert Vardanyan (Armenia) — Alimkhan Syzdykov (Kazakhstan) 0:11
Final: Nokhcho Labazanov (Bashkortostan) — Alimkhan Syzdykov (Kazakhstan)