Malkhas Amoyan advances to quarterfinals of Paris Olympic Games

At the 33rd Summer Olympic Games in Paris, Armenian representative and Greco-Roman wrestling world champion, three-time European champion Malkhas Amoyan won his opening 1/8 final match prematurely. He defeated Jonni Kunnari Sarkkinen of Finland, the 2021 European Junior Champion, 2022 U20 European runner-up, 2023 U23 European Champion, and 2024 Olympic qualifier winner, before the regular time.

Earlier, Arthur Aleksanyan also won his first match prematurely with a score of 9-0. The bout lasted 4 minutes and 16 seconds.