March 12, 2012 - 11:21 AMT
Armenian team ranks 5th in Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship

The European Wrestling Championships is over in Belgrade, Serbia.

Armenian Greco-Roman team won three medals, with Arsen Julfalakyan (74kg) grabbing bronze on the last competition day.

Julfalakyan who ranked third at World Wrestling Championships in Istanbul in 2011 as well, making it to the Olympics, beat Ukraine’s Dmitro Pyushkov 3:1 in the last clash.

Artur Aleksanyan (96kg) won the European Wrestling Championships, while Yuri Patrikeev (120 kg) took the bronze.

Armenia scored 27 points and ranked 5th in the team event.

Armenian freestyle wrestling team took the 9th place with 19 points, with David Safaryan (66kg) winning bronze.