Karapet Chalyan (77kg) has competed successfully and provided his participation in the Olympic Games of Tokyo in 2020.

His competitor in 1/4 final will be Pavel Liakh (Belarus). The Armenian athlete won 2:1 at the first stage, although he was 0:1 behind.

Then the wresters had more active and dynamic fights and scored points one after another. As a result, Chalyan won 5:4 and qualified for the semifinal.

He won 4:2 the competition against Shohei Yabiku (Japan) in 1/16 final and got advantage 9:0 ahead of time over Jesus Rivas (Venezuela). 

Gevorg Gharibyan (60kg) was defeated in his first fight this morning.

Three-time world champion Artur Aleksanyan (97kg) will compete for the gold medal today. Slavik Galstyan (63kg) won the bronze medal yesterday.