YEREVAN, DECEMBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. The Taekwondo Tournament under the program of European Student Games finished on December 8 in Moscow. As NT correspondent was informed by coach Arsen Avetisian, the only representative of Armenia, a student of Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture, a member of the Tork club Vrezh Petrosian (62 kg) was also among the 20 countries' delegates. At the start he beat the sportsman of Belarus with the score of 5 to 0, in the second tour the sportsman of Portugal with the score of 5 to 3 and passed to the semi-final. The Vrezh Petrosian - Alexei Zherebchevski fight for passing to the decisive tour was strained. Though the sportsman from Yerevan surpassed him with his points (5 to 4), he received 5 reprimands during the fight, so 2 out of his points were reduced, and he only gained a bronze medal.

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