TBILISI. – Armenia’s national team is also participating in the  2012 World Judo Cup, which kicked off in the Georgian capital on Saturday.

In the first round of the 60-kg-category, Davit Mkrtchyan lost to the representative of Ukraine, but Armenian, Gevorg Khachatryan, and Grigor Ivanyan was defeated by his Kazakh opponent. 

Solely Artur Vardanyan registered a first-round victory, against his Georgian challenger, but he was beaten by his Latvian opponent in the second round. 

And in the first round of the 66-kg-category, Tigran Varosyan was defeated by the Cypriot judoist, Paylak Vardazaryan was beaten by his Ukrainian challenger, and Artur Yeranosyan lost to the representative of Ukraine, but Armenian, Gevorg Gevorgyan.