Sports: Armenian wrestler wins bronze at World Cadet C’ships

Armenian athlete Lyova Gevorgyan became a bronze medallist of the World Wrestling Cadet Championships taking place in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Gevorgyan, who is the current European cadet champion in 92 kg weight class, defeated Monu Dahiya of India 7-4 in the fight for the third place, the National Olympic Committee’s press service reported.

Lyova Gevorgyan had started the struggle from the 1/8 finals where he had taken a 11-0 win over Belarusian Uladzislau Kazlou. In the quarter finals the Armenian wrestler had beaten Uzbekistan’s Ravshanbek Jumaboev 12-2 but in the semifinals he had suffered a 3-6 defeat at the hands of Iranian Yousefi Sangani, who won the world cadet champion’s title.