U17 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships draw: Armenia’s first opponents revealed

The 2026 U17 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships will begin on May 11 in Samokov, Bulgaria. The tournament draw was held on the eve of the competition, revealing the brackets and the first opponents for the representatives of the Armenian national team.

On the first competition day, May 11, wrestlers in the 48 kg, 55 kg, 65 kg, 80 kg and 110 kg weight categories will take to the mat. The bouts will start at 10:30 local time and Moscow time, and at 11:30 Yerevan time.

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First opponents of Armenian wrestlers at the U17 European Championships

45 kg, Round of 16
Vazgen Vardanyan — Ruslan Golubev (Ukraine)

48 kg, Quarterfinal
Ararat Avetisyan — winner of Boris Krumov (Bulgaria) / Stefanos Memtsas (Greece)

51 kg, Round of 32
Narek Aleyan — Tiziano Monopoli (Italy)

55 kg, Round of 16
Gegham Yeghiazaryan — winner of Andrei Sochirca (Moldova) / David Varga (Serbia)

60 kg, Round of 32
Samvel Tonoyan — Kiryl Vasko (Belarus)

65 kg, Round of 16
Zaven Mezhlumyan — winner of Raffaele Hait (Netherlands) / Ramn Yousefi (Finland)

71 kg, Round of 32
Janes Nazaryan — Albert Deacu (Romania)

80 kg, Round of 16
Vahe Oveyan — winner of Isa Tahsinov (Bulgaria) / Abdulhalik Bal (Turkey)

92 kg, Round of 32
Aleksan Shaljyan — Mikail Sertcanli (Sweden)

110 kg, Round of 16
Koryun Avetisyan — Vasileos Bountoulis (Greece)

All brackets of the U17 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships