2024-02-12 20:16:46
Edmond Nazaryan will argue for the bronze medal at the European Championship in Bucharest, our wrestling federation announced on its website.
Our wrestling talent lost his most contested match, falling to Ukraine’s Oleksandr Hrusin, third at Euro 2022, 5:7 in the 63-kilogram wrestling semifinals. More than a minute before the end, the score was 5:5 in favor of his opponent, who managed to increase his lead and won the match.
Last year, Edmond won the title, but in the lower Olympic category of 60 kg.
Our other representatives today will continue in the repechages tomorrow after the opponents they fell to have reached the finals. Namely Stoyan Kubatov (77), Ioan Dimitrov (87) and Stefan Grigorov (55).
Repechages start at 10.30 am.
Kiril Milov is out on the second day of the continental wrestling championships, classic style in Bucharest.
The European vice-champion awaits the winner of the match between Olympic bronze medalist Tadeusz Mihajlik (Poland) and Italian Luca Svajcari in the category up to 97 kg.
Aik Mnatsakanyan starts against the Romanian Vasil Daniel Kodjok, fifth at the European under-23, in the category up to 82 kg.
And David Dimitrov (72) will have Moldovan Daniel Kataraga, world champion under 23 in 2018, as his opponent.
The draw saw Abu Muslim Amaev go up against Shaun Nadorgin (Israel), third at the European Under-23 last season. in the category up to 67 kg.
And in the 60-kilogram category, Nedyalko Petrov will compete with Nihat Mamadli, third at Euro 2023.
Meetings start at 10.30 am.