On the first tournament day, January 23, Armenian Freestyle Wrestling Championship hosted sportsmen in 55, 60 and 66 kg. weight categories.
On January 24, wrestlers in 74, 84, 96 and 120 kg. weight categories competed.
As head coach of Armenian freestyle wrestling team Araik Baghdadyan told PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, champion titles went to:
74 kg. weight category
1st place – David Papoyan
2nd place – Hayk Karapetyan
3rd place – Meruzhan Zadoyan and Zhora Virabyan
84kg. weight category
1st place –Vadim Laliyev
2nd place – Gevorg Avsharyan
3rd place – Gajimurad Nurmagammedov
84kg. weight category
1st place – Edgar Yenokyan
2nd place –Sergey Khachatryan
3rd place –Grogor Grigoryan and Pavlik Asatryan
120kg. weight category
1st place –Ruslan Basiyev
2nd place –Karen Karapetyan
3rd place – Hayk Khachatryan and Grigor Apoyan
Freestyle wrestling is a style of amateur wrestling that is practiced throughout the world. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic games. It is, along with track and field, one of the oldest organized sports in history. American high school and college wrestling is conducted under different rules and is termed scholastic and collegiate wrestling.
Freestyle wrestling, like its American counterpart, collegiate wrestling, has its greatest origins in catch-as-catch-can wrestling and, in both styles, the ultimate goal is to pin your opponent to the mat, which results in an immediate win. Freestyle and collegiate wrestling, unlike Greco-Roman, also both allow the use of the wrestler's or his opponent's legs in offense and defense.
According to the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA), freestyle wrestling is one of the four main forms of amateur competitive wrestling that are practiced internationally today. Others of the main forms of wrestling are Greco-Roman and Grappling (also called submission wrestling).
