Wrestler Garnik Mnatsakanyan loses the first bout to a world former champion

17:52 - 19 Aug, 2016

On the 14th day of the 31st Summer Olympic Games freestyle wrestlers started the competition.

Armenia's Olympic team member, wrestler Garnik Mnatsakanyan's (57kg) first opponent was a representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran, world former champion Hasan Rahimi. The Armenian wrestler lost 13:0.

 

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