Aratta-Kingdom Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 JULFALAKYAN WINS GRECO-ROMAN 74KG GOLD FOR ARMENIA Xinhua General News Service August 21, 2007 Tuesday China Arsen Julfalakyan took gold in Greco-Roman 74kg class to earn Armenia the first medal in the first day of 2007 Junior World Wrestling Championships here on Tuesday. Julfalakyan easily defeated Elvin Mursaliyev from Azerbaijan in the final with 2-0 (6-0,2-1). The bronze medal is shared by Dmytro Arabadzhy from Ukraine and Latvia wrestler V. Aleksandrs. China was so close to their first medal that Xin Xiaowei fought against Aleksandrs for the bronze. But he lost the match 0-2 (0-5, 1-1) and only got 5th place. "Watching matches from other wrestlers make me realize my disadvantages. I learnt a lot in these championships," said Xin after the loss. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Like father, like son. Julfalakyan junior won the gold medal & has a promising future ahead of him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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