Three Golds and Six Medals Overall: Armenian Youngsters Shine at Sila Traditsiy Tournament
- Author: Vahe Hakobyan
- Sportaran
Armenia’s youth wrestling team claimed three gold, two silver and one bronze medal at the international U17 Sila Traditsiy tournament in Novosibirsk.
Vardan Melkonyan (45 kg), Alex Grigoryan (65 kg) and Vahe Hoveyan (92 kg) won gold in their respective weight categories. Melkonyan secured a commanding 9–0 victory over Russia’s Damir Tagirov in the final. Grigoryan defeated Robert Lapin 5–1, while Hoveyan beat Ramzan Saygeraev 9–0 in his gold medal bout.
Vahan Grigoryan (51 kg) and Aram Sargsyan (80 kg) earned silver medals. Both lost to Russian opponents in the finals: Grigoryan fell 1–5 to Soltan Yusupov, while Sargsyan was beaten 5–13 by Khetag Gagloev.
Bagrat Karapetyan (48 kg) added a bronze medal to Armenia’s tally. He delivered a dominant performance in the bronze medal bout, defeating Russia’s Kirill Nikolaenko 9–0.
The Sila Traditsiy tournament brought together young wrestlers from Armenia, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Belarus.