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YEREVAN, JUNE 12, ARMENPRESS: Armenia’s National Freestyle Wrestling Team due to come forth in an appropriate way during the international competitions, is scheduled to hold several training camp in Armenia and Vladikazkaz, Russian Federation.
Arayik Baghdatyan , Chief Coach of Armenia’s National Freestyle Wrestling informed Armenpress, Armenian freestyle wrestlers Mihran Jaburyan 55 kg category, Davit Safaryan 66 kg, Hajimurad Nuurmagomedov 84 kg are set to take part in London Olympic Games. Besides the sportsmen will participate in international wrestling tournament taking place in Greece capital Athens.
Wrestling has been a successful sport in the Olympics for Armenia. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Armen Nazaryan won the gold in the Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight (52 kg) category, and Armen Mkertchian won the silver in Men's Freestyle Paperweight (48 kg) category, securing Armenia's first two medals in its Olympic history.
Armenia is scheduled to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from July 27 to August 12, 2012.