From February 6 to 9, the 37th edition of the international wrestling tournament dedicated to the memory of Kristjan Palusalu will be held in Estonia’s capital, Tallinn. Athletes from 14 countries will compete, and the Armenian national team will be one of the most strongly represented delegations at the event.
According to the Estonian Wrestling Federation, Armenia will arrive in Tallinn with a star-studded lineup. The squad includes Olympic bronze medalist Malhas Amoyan and four-time European champion Arsen Harutyunyan.
Armenian National Team Roster
Greco-Roman Wrestling
60 kg — Suren Aghajanyan, Hrachya Poghosyan
63 kg — Armen Sukiasyan
67 kg — Slavik Galstyan, Yurik Oveyan
72 kg — Gaspar Terteryan, Ashot Khachatryan, Gor Khachatryan
77 kg — Malhas Amoyan, Samvel Terteryan
82 kg — Samvel Grigoryan, Martik Petrosyan
87 kg — Gevorg Tadevosyan, Vigen Nazaryan
97 kg — Hayk Khloyan, Ruben Gevorgyan
130 kg — Aramais Harutyunyan
Head coach: Armen Babalaryan
Freestyle Wrestling
57 kg — Manvel Khndzrtsyan
61 kg — Mezhlum Mezhlumyan, Arsen Harutyunyan,
65 kg — Arman Musikyan
70 kg — David Margaryan
74 kg — Narek Harutyunya, Grigor Gregory Cholakyan
79 kg — Hrayr Alikhanyan, Hayk Papikyan
86 kg — Razmik Yepremyan
92 kg — Knyaz Iboyan, Mushegh Mkrtchyan
97 kg — Gurgen Simonyan
125 kg — Khachatur Khachatryan
Head coach: Habetnak Kurginyan
Wrestlers from Armenia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria, and Poland will take to the mats in Tallinn.
The Kristjan Palusalu Memorial is considered one of the most prestigious tournaments in the Baltic region and serves as an excellent opportunity for wrestlers to test themselves ahead of the season’s major competitions.
The event will be available to watch live HERE.
