Armenia wins six medals on Day 2 of the World Youth SAMBO Championships
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- Author: Vahe Hakobyan
- Sportaran
On October 3 in Thessaloniki, Armenian sambo athletes won six bronze medals at the 2026 World Youth SAMBO Championships.
In U20 Sport SAMBO, Alex Khachatryan (58 kg), Mher Hovhannisyan (71 kg) and Seyran Sarukhanyan (88 kg) all finished third.
In Combat SAMBO, Gagik Grigoryan (58 kg), Mikael Tumasyan (64 kg) and Vigen Avagyan (71 kg) also claimed bronze medals.
After two days of competition, Armenia has collected nine medals — two silver and seven bronze.
The final day of the tournament, October 4, will feature the U16 cadet competitions.