Paris 2024: wrestler Vazgen Tevanyan defeats Georgian opponent and advances to quarterfinals

Member of Armenia's Olympic wrestling team, free-style wrestler Vazgen Tevanyan, celebrated his first victory at Paris 2024. Competing in the 65 kg weight category, Tevanyan faced Georgian wrestler Goderdzi Dzebisashvili in the 1/8 finals.

Tevanyan secured a dominant win with a score of 11:0.

Armenia has won 2 silver and 1 bronze medal at the 33rd Summer Olympic Games. Gymnast Artur Davtyan and wrestler Artur Aleksanyan have become Olympic silver medalists, while Greco-Roman wrestler Malkhas Amoyan has won a bronze medal.

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