Olympics: Bulgaria’s Nazaryan Advances to Semi-Finals

Novinite, Bulgaria
Aug 26 2004

Bulgaria’s Nazaryan Advances to Semi-Finals

Bulgaria’s Armen Nazaryan won yet another wrestling battle in the
Olympics, making it to the semi-finals. Photo by
armennazaryan.tripod.com

Sports: 26 August 2004, Thursday.

Bulgarian wrestler Armen Nazaryan advanced to the semi-finals in the
Olympic Games in Athens.

Nazaryan, 22, overpowered Japan’s Macoto Sasamoto (5:3) in Pool C of
men’s Greco-Roman 60kg pool elimination.

The Armenia-born athlete, who is married to a Bulgarian, is two times
World and Olympic champion.