Armenia’s Hrayr Alikhanyan wins bronze at World Military Wrestling Championships

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 21, ARMENPRESS. Armenian wrestler Hrayr Alikhanyan has won bronze at the 37th CISM World Military Wrestling Championships in Yerevan.

In just one minute, Alikhanyan defeated 12:2 Saudi Arabia’s Mahmoud Hawsawi in the 74kg freestyle wrestling match, securing Armenia’s 5th bronze.

So far Armenia has 3 gold medals - Gaspar Terteryan (67kg), Suren Aghajanyan (60kg) and Andranik Avetisyan (65kg). 

Tigran Minasyan (55kg) and Sargis Begoyan (61kg) won silver. In the women’s division, Elen Babajanyan won silver.