Armenia’s National Team Heads to the U23 World Wrestling Championships in Novi Sad

From October 20 to 27, 2025, the U23 World Wrestling Championships will take place in Novi Sad, Serbia. The tournament will feature the strongest young wrestlers from around the globe, and Armenia’s national team will compete with a full lineup in both Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling.

Special attention is drawn to the debut of Grigor Cholakyan, who previously represented the United States and will now compete for Armenia for the first time. Fans are also looking forward to another strong performance from Gaspar Terteryan, the reigning U20 world champion, who will aim to add another gold medal to his collection — this time at the U23 level.

Final roster of Armenia’s team for the U23 World Championships

Greco-Roman style
55 kg – Araik Topalyan
60 kg – Suren Aghajanyan
63 kg – David Jhotyan
67 kg – Ruben Miranyan
72 kg – Gaspar Terteryan
77 kg – Samvel Terteryan
82 kg – Yurik Petrosyan
87 kg – Ruben Gevorgyan
97 kg – Arshak Geghamyan
130 kg – Razmik Kurdian

Freestyle
57 kg – Norik Harutyunyan
61 kg – Levik Mikaelyan
65 kg – Andranik Avetisyan
70 kg – Davit Margaryan
74 kg – Grigor Cholakyan
79 kg – Hayk Papikyan
86 kg – Mushegh Mkrtchyan
92 kg – Knyaz Iboyan
97 kg – Sergey Sargsyan
125 kg – Khachatur Khachatryan