Sports: Armenia’s David Ovasapyan advances to final of U23 World Wrestling Championships

Panorama, Armenia

Nov 2 2021

SPORT 19:04 02/11/2021 ARMENIA

Armenian Greco-Roman wrester David Ovasapyan (130 kg) has reached the final of the U23 World Wrestling Championships, which began in Belgrade, Serbia from Monday.

He defeated his Hungarian opponent Dariusz Vitek 3-0 in the semifinal, the Wrestling Federation of Armenia reported.

Ovasapyan will face Amin Mirzazadeh of Iran in the final.

Armenia's Hrachya Poghosyan (63 kg) will compete for the bronze medal at the championships.

Three other Armenian wrestlers – Ashot Mkhitaryan (55 kg), Samvel Grigoryan (77 kg) and Gevorg Tadevosyan (87 kg) – lost their fights and were left out of the competition.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS