The head coach of Armenia freestyle wrestling team, Arayik Baghdadyan, announced the line-up of the freestyle wrestling team going to the European Championship in a conversation with an ANOC reporter.

At the upcoming European Championship in Riga Armenia will be represented by Garik Barseghyan (57kg), Valodya Frangulyan (61kg), Davit Safaryan (70kg), Grigor Grigoryan (74kg), Shamir Atyan (86kg), Andranik Galstyan (97kg) and Levan Berianidze (125kg).

“As this year we have Olympic Games and qualifiers ahead of us, we decided to leave for Riga with the mentioned line-up. The qualifying tournaments are more important for us. Before travelling to Latvia, we will have another preparatory period this time in Belarus. The team will be also accompanied by Valter Margaryan, Varuzhan Kajoyan, Edgar Yenokyan and Musa Murtazaliev who will continue to prepare for the tournaments”, Baghdadyan noted.

The European Wrestling Championship will be held in Latvia from March 8 to 13.

ANOC press office