Defeating Parra Sanchez of Spain in the 1/16 finals of Moscow Wrestling Championships, Armenian freestyle wrestler Artur Arakelyan was beaten by Russia's Besik Kudukhov and then lost the fight for bronze to France's Didier Pais.

Edgar Yenokyan was defeated by Georgia's Georgy Gohshelidze while Vadim Laliyev lost the fight to Salas Perez of Cuba.

Zhirayr Hovhannisyan, Suren Markosyan and Ruslan Basiyev will enter competition on the final day of the Championships.

PanARMENIAN.Net covers the Championships with the assistance of Armavia national carrier.