Vazgen Tevanyan, World Championship bronze medalist and European champion, has won a silver medal at the World Wrestling Championships currently underway in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Competing in the 65 kg category, Tevanyan reached the World Championship final for the first time in his career. In the decisive bout, he faced US wrestler Beau Bartlett and was defeated.

Tevanyan began his campaign in the qualification round, defeating his Mongolian opponent 9–3. In the round of 16, he edged out a wrestler from Kazakhstan 2–1. He then secured a 3–2 quarterfinal victory over Iranian wrestler Rahman Mousa Amouzadkhalili, Olympic silver medalist and two-time world champion.

In the semifinal, Tevanyan defeated Shamil Mamedov of Bulgaria, a World Championship bronze medalist, 2–1 to book his place in the final.

It is worth noting that the Armenian wrestler sustained a fracture to his little finger during the semifinal bout.