ARSEN JULFALAKIAN AND YURI PATRIKIYEV EUROPE CHAMPIONS

Noyan Tapan
Apr 6, 2009

VILNIUS, APRIL 6, NOYAN TAPAN. Greco-Roman Wrestling European
Championship finished on April 5 in Vilnius. The Armenian national
team led by Olympic champion Levon Julfalakian surpassed the
expectations. First, champion’s son, Arsen Julfalakian (74 kg) beat all
his rivals, including many times prize winner of world and European
championships Alexei Shatskikh (Ukraine), took the first place and
for the first time became Europe champion. Super heavyweight Yuri
Patrikiyev representing the Armenian national team for the second
year running became Europe gold medal winner. In the team fight the
Armenian national team took the third place. Wrestlers of Russia and
Ukraine took the first and second places.