Armenia's Artur Aleksanyan beats Turkish rival at European Wrestling C'ships

The European Wrestling Championships has entered its second day on Tuesday with five more Greco-Roman weight classes. Wrestlers in 60kg, 67kg, 72kg, 82kg and 97kg are on the mat.

Armenia's Artur Aleksanyan, a world and European champion, crushed his Turkish opponent Beytullah Kayisdag 9-1 to reach the 97kg quarterfinals on Tuesday, the Wrestling Federation reported.

The European Championships are being held in Bucharest, Romania, from February 12-18.