  Armenian wrestlers win 7 medals at Vardanyan tournament March 27, 2025 - 17:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian freestyle wrestlers claimed seven medals—one gold, two silver, and four bronze—at the 4th international memorial tournament dedicated to honored coach and distinguished sports figure Lyova Vardanyan. The tournament was held from March 24 to 26 at the Mika Sports Complex in Yerevan, with support from Armenia’s Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport and the Yerevan Municipality. Harutyun Hovhannisyan triumphed in the 61 kg category, earning the gold medal. Silver medals went to Erik Hayriyan, also in the 61 kg category, and Raffi Artushyan in the 65 kg class. Bronze medals were secured by Gagik Ghazaryan (61 kg), Tigran Ghazaryan (70 kg), Razmik Yepremyan (86 kg), and Khachatur Khachatryan (125 kg). Other champions in different weight classes included: Nurdanat Aitanov (57 kg, Kazakhstan), Bilol Sharip Uulu (65 kg, Kyrgyzstan), Elhaichuran Ebrahim (70 kg, Iran), Mahid Mamivad Mohammad (74 kg, Iran), Shamispour Hajvand Abolfazl (79 kg, Iran), Yohlan Sagar (86 kg, India), Nuri Tuhid (92 kg, Iran), Malafeh Efran (97 kg, Iran), and Yedige Kassymbek (125 kg, Kazakhstan). This year’s competition featured around 200 wrestlers from Armenia, Italy, France, Iran, Belarus, Moldova, India, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, and Cape Verde.   Top stories Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
