Malkhas Amoyan becomes European champion for the fifth time

Two-time world champion Malkhas Amoyan has won the European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships in Tirana. In the 77 kg final he beat Georgia's Ramaz Zoidze.

On the way to the final Amoyan defeated Sweden's Carl Baffin (4-0), Ukraine's Irfan Mirzoev (10-0) and Moldova's Alexandrin Gutu.

It is Amoyan's fifth European title. At Paris 2024 he won Olympic silver.

Karen Aslanyan won bronze in the 67 kg category, beating Poland's Mairbek Salimov 11-0 ahead of time.