TAMPERE, APRIL 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The European Free-Style Wrestling Championship finished in the city of Tampere of Finland on April 2. All the seven wrestlers of the Armenian national team were defeated and did not receive medals and olympic passes. There are few days left for the "Beijing 2008". The combined team of free style wrestlers of Armenia do not have a pass yet. The two international rating tournaments are the last hope. Karine Shadoyan from Rostov representing Armenia, a participant of the tournament of women, will fight on April 4. Greco-Roman wrestlers will fight in Tampere on April 5 and 6. Armenia will be represented by seven wrestlers: Roman Amoyan (55 kg, Yerevan), Khosrov Melikian (60 kg, Gyumri), Arman Adikian (66 kg, Village Apaga, Etchmiadzin), Edgar Babayan (74 kg, Yerevan), Tigran Sahakian (84 kg, Yerevan), Arman Geghamian (96 kg, Gyumri) and Yuri Patrikeev (120 kg, Yerevan). Arman Adikian and Yuri Patrikeev among them received passes for the "Beijing 2008" last year in the world championship held in Baku.

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