World Sambo Championships day 2: Avedisyan wins bronze

Arsen Avedisyan won bronze for Armenia in men’s under-71 kg combat sambo on the second day of the 2026 World Sambo Championships in Tashkent.

Avedisyan beat opponents from Lithuania, Kyrgyzstan and South Korea before losing to a Ukrainian athlete in the semifinals. After two days, Armenia had three medals: one silver and two bronze, Sportaran said.

Other Armenian results

In under-64 kg sport sambo, Gevorg Manukyan won three bouts against opponents from Uzbekistan, Cambodia and Tajikistan before losing to a Kazakh opponent in the semifinals and a Ukrainian in the bronze-medal bout. Georgia’s Avto Mukbaniani won the title.

Gor Harutyunyan won two bouts against opponents from Israel and Serbia in under-88 kg sport sambo before losing to an Uzbek athlete in the quarterfinals. Russia’s Aleksandr Suchkov took gold.

In combat sambo, Gor Goginyan won his opening bout against an opponent from Sierra Leone in the under-58 kg division before losing his next contest to a representative of Turkmenistan. Mongolia’s Bayanduuren Gantumur won the title.

Arman Yesayan also won his opening bout against a Tajik athlete, in under-98 kg combat sambo, before losing to Russia’s Artem Tadin, who went on to become world champion.

Russia led the medal standings after two days with 10 gold, three silver and two bronze medals, Sportaran said.