European Sambo Championships: Armenia’s Avanesyan wins gold

Armenia’s Arman Avanesyan has won gold in the European Sambo Championships in Cyprus.

Avanesyan defeated 9:1 Croatia’s Marino Dugandzic in the 98kg category of the men’s senior division combat sambo championships.

Armenia also won 5 bronze medals: Hamlet Sukiasyan (58kg), Mher Merjanyan (71kg), Avetik Poghosyan (88kg), Artur Malkhasyan (79kg) in combat sambo, as well as Davit Hovsepyan (58kg) in sport sambo.

The European Sambo Championships and the European Cadet, Youth and Junior Sambo Championships take place from April 23 to 27 in Limassol, Cyprus.