Armenian Wrestler Wins Silver in Baku, Gets Heckled by Azeris
June 15, 2015
Mihran Harutyunyan (left) presented silver medal at European Olymic Games in Baku (Photolour)
BAKU”“Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler Mihran Harutyunyan (66 kg) won a silver medal at the European Games in Baku.
In the final Harutyunyan lost 0:2 to Artem Surkov of Russia.
The Armenian wrestler defeated opponents from Spain, Bulgaria, Serbia and Azerbaijan to reach the final.
Reuters reported that Harutyunyan not winning gold was greeted “vociferously”
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