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At the World Wrestling Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan
AA: 63 kg Karen Aslanyan started the fight with a victory
The Armenian wrestler advanced to the finals with a 10-0 early victory over Corneliu Rusu.
In the quarterfinals, Aslanyan defeated his Uzbek opponent 9-0.
In the semifinals, the Armenian wrestler defeated Edmond Nazaryan, representing Bulgaria, ahead of schedule, advancing to the finals.
In the 63 kg final, 31-year-old Karen Aslanyan wrestled with Azerbaijani representative Mifad Mamadl.
Aslanyan deprived his opponent of scoring points almost throughout the entire match. The match started very actively and after 16 seconds Mamadli was winning 4:3, but Aslanyan took the lead in the first round by performing a four-point trick.
Slavik Galstyan, who competed in the 67 kg weight class, defeated Gagik Snjoyan, representing France, 5-1 in the opening round.
The Armenian wrestler gained an early advantage over Valentin Petich in the 1/8 finals.
In the quarterfinals, Slavik defeated his Norwegian opponent 3-2.
Let us remind you that in the ranking tournament held in Budapest, Galstyan defeated Aitzhan Khalmakhanov, representing Uzbekistan, but this time he was unable to repeat his success.
Gevorg Tadevosyan lost 1:10 to Iranian Alireza Mohammadipiani, silver medalist of the Paris Olympics.
Gevorg has reached this stage of the world championship for the first time in his career. Moreover, the Armenian wrestler is competing in the tournament with a knee injury.
Gevorg Tadevosyan (87 kg) defeated his Ukrainian opponent 3-1 and became the bronze medalist of the world championship. Slavik Galstyan (67 kg) lost to the representative of Cuba 6-10 in the bronze medal match.