07:35  ,  August 3, 2021

Tokyo 2020: Karen Aslanyan defeats world and European champion Korpasi Balint

Armenian athlete Karen Aslanyan started with a victory at the Olympic tournament in Greco-Roman wrestling in the weight category up to 67 kg.

The bronze medalist of the European Championship (2018, 2019, 2020) Aslanyan in the 1/8 finals faced the world champion (2016) and European champion (2017) Korpasi Balint from Hungary and defeated him/

In the quarterfinals, the Armenian athlete will face Mohamed Ibrahim Elsayed from Egypt.

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