Freestyle wrestlers are leaving for Mongolia

11:00 - 22 Apr, 2016

Armenia freestyle wrestling team is leaving for Mongolia on April 22 where an Olympic qualification tournament has kicked off.

Armenia will be represented by Davit Safaryan (65kg), Grigor Grigoryan (74kg), Shamir Atyan (86kg) and Georgy Ketoyev (97kg).
Team’s newcomer Ketoyev is a 2007 Baku World Championship winner, 2009 European silver medalist and Beijing Olympic bronze medalist. He has performed in 84kg and 97kg weight classes.
He has been in the centre of Armenian Wrestling Federation’s attention since 2015.
The Olympic qualifying tournament will be held from April 22 to 25.


ANOC press service

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