GRECO-ROMAN WRESTLER RAFAYEL ALEXANIAN TO COMPETE FOR BRONZE MEDAL IN EUROPEAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP

Noyan Tapan
July 3, 2009

TBILISI, JULY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The Greco-Roman Wrestling European
Youth Championship started on July 2 in Tbilisi. Alexan Mikayelian (55
kg, Gyumri), Aram Julfalakian (66 kg, Yerevan), Vachik Yeghiazarian
(heavyweight, Yerevan), and Rafael Alexanian (74 kg, Yerevan) among
eight sportsmen of Armenia taking part in the competition performed
on the first day.

R. Alexanian won three fights, lost one fight and received the right
to take part in the competition for bronze medal.

R. Alexanian’s other three team-mates failed in the start meetings
and did not qualify.

The other four wrestlers of Armenia will perform on July 3.