The European Wrestling Championship continues in the Romanian capital, Bucharest.
At 61 kg Arsen Harutyunyan started the struggle from the qualification round winning 14:8 Ukrainian Vladimir Bulukov.
In the quarterfinals Arsen Harutyunyan’s opponent was Turk Recep Topal. Though Arsen was losing in the beginning of the bout he could overcome the opponent. In the semifinals Harutyunyan’s rival was Romania’s Nikolay Okhlopkov for whom the whole hall was rooting but again Arsen managed to win 10:4 by sheer force of will.
In the final Harutyunyan will face 2018 European silver medalist Georgian Beka Lomtadze.