TAMPERE, APRIL 7, NOYAN TAPAN. Greco-Roman Wrestling Europe Championship finished on April 6 in the city of Tampere, Finland. Among representatives of Armenia, Roman Amoyan (55 kg, Yerevan) took the 2nd place and gained a silver medal and heavyweight Yuri Patrikeyev (Yerevan) beat all rivals, took the 1st place, and gained a gold medal. Y. Patrikeyev, as well as Arman Adikian (66 kg, Etchmiadzin) as far back as in the World Championship held in 2007 in Baku had gained a permit to take part in Beijing 2008. In fact the rest 14 freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling representatives of Armenia, who performed in Tampere Championship, did not gain a permit to take part in Beijing 2008. It should be mentioned that Armen Vardanian (66 kg) from Gyumri representing the Ukraine also became Europe champion in the Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship. Another sportsman from Gyumri, vice-champion of Athens Olympic Games, Ara Abrahamian (74 kg) representing Sweden gained a bronze medal and Armen Nazarian (60 kg) from Martuni, twice champion of Olympic Games representing Bulgaria became a silver medal winner.

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