All Finalists of the U15 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships – Armenia Among the Leaders
- Author: Vahe Hakobyan
- Sportaran
On June 27, the 2025 European U15 Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships kicked off in Caorle, Italy. On the first day of competition, all final matchups across the ten weight categories were determined.
Team Armenia is represented by 13 wrestlers, four of whom have reached the finals. Two more will compete directly for bronze medals, while three still have a chance to win bronze through repechage bouts. Thus, Armenian wrestlers could claim up to 9 medals.
Number of finalists by country:
Armenia — 4,
Russia — 4,
Azerbaijan — 3,
Georgia — 2,
Turkey — 2,
Greece — 1,
Hungary — 1,
Belarus — 1,
Ukraine — 1,
Finland — 1.
The finals and bronze medal matches will take place on June 28, starting at 14:30 Yerevan time.
U15 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship Finals
Up to 38 kg
FINAL: Arsan Aliyev (Russia) vs. Huseyn Amrahli (Azerbaijan)
Vardan Melkonyan (Armenia) will fight for bronze.
Up to 41 kg
FINAL: Soltan Yusupov (Russia) vs. Vahan Grigoryan (Armenia)
Karapet Ohanyan (Armenia) will fight for bronze through repechage.
Up to 44 kg
FINAL: Omar Salmanov (Azerbaijan) vs. Inal Temersultanov (Russia)
Vardan Sahakyan (Armenia) will fight for bronze through repechage.
Up to 48 kg
FINAL: Nikolaos Zynisa (Greece) vs. Narek Aleyan (Armenia)
Up to 52 kg
FINAL: Gabriel Tavberidze (Georgia) vs. Matvey Kolenichenko (Russia)
Gegam Yeghiazaryan (Armenia) will fight for bronze.
Araki Hemchyan (Armenia) is out of medal contention.
Up to 57 kg
FINAL: Milan Budai (Hungary) vs. Nikoloz Kutubidze (Georgia)
Samvel Tonoyan (Armenia) is out of medal contention.
Up to 62 kg
FINAL: Pavel Nazaryan (Armenia) vs. Ibrahim Nasibov (Ukraine)
Up to 68 kg
FINAL: Orhan Eymen Tasci (Turkey) vs. Aram Sargsyan (Armenia)
Hayk Karapetyan (Armenia) will fight for bronze through repechage.
Up to 75 kg
FINAL: Otso Yli-Hannukela (Finland) vs. Ruslan Nuriyev (Azerbaijan)
Zhora Sargsyan (Armenia) is out of medal contention.
Up to 85 kg
FINAL: Dmitry Kisel (Belarus) vs. Yusuf Yaser Aksu (Turkey)
Gor Khachatryan (Armenia) is out of medal contention.