Paris Olympics: Armenian wrestlers advance to semifinals

Leading Armenian Greco-Roman wrestlers Artur Aleksanyan and Malkhas Amoyan have reached the Paris Olympics semifinals.

Aleksanyan defeated Uzbekistan's Rustam Assakalov 9-5 in the 97kg quarterfinals, while Amoyan won the 77kg quarterfinal bout against Iran’s Amin Kavianinejad 3-0 on Tuesday.

Both athletes took resounding victories over their rivals in the 1/8 finals.