VREZH PETROSIAN GAINS BRONZE MEDAL IN EUROPEAN STUDENT GAMES

Noyan Tapan

Dec 9, 2008

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. The Taekwondo Tournament under the
program of European Student Games finished on December 8 in Moscow. As
NT correspondent was informed by coach Arsen Avetisian, the only
representative of Armenia, a student of Armenian State Institute of
Physical Culture, a member of the Tork club Vrezh Petrosian (62 kg)
was also among the 20 countries’ delegates. At the start he beat
the sportsman of Belarus with the score of 5 to 0, in the second
tour the sportsman of Portugal with the score of 5 to 3 and passed
to the semi-final. The Vrezh Petrosian – Alexei Zherebchevski fight
for passing to the decisive tour was strained. Though the sportsman
from Yerevan surpassed him with his points (5 to 4), he received 5
reprimands during the fight, so 2 out of his points were reduced,
and he only gained a bronze medal.