Armenian wrestler wins gold medal at the World Wrestling Championship in Paris
Photo: Gohar Nalbandyan, JAMnews
Artur Aleksanyan, an Armenian wrestler, became a three-time world champion after beating Russia’s Musa Yevloyev in the Greco-Roman 98kg. qualification, in the final round of the 2017 World Wrestling Championship in Paris.
In the semi-final, Artur Aleksanyan defeated Uzbekistan’s Rustam Asakalov 8:0, while in the quarter-final he gained the advantage over Revaz Nadareishvili (Georgia), beating him 6:2.
Artur Aleksanyan won the World Champion’s title in 2014 and 2015, and became the European Champion in 2012, 2013 and 2014. Aleksanyan is an Olympic champion (2016) and was a bronze medal winner at the 2012 London Olympics. In 2015, he was declared Armenia’s best athlete.
JAMnews reported about Artur Aleksanyan’s achievements when he was recognized as Armenia’s best athlete. The wrestler says he has always been modest about his success and achievements.
“We are a very sporting nation, and we have many talented athletes. It’s a great honor for me to be recognized the first among them. I think I will manage to win due to my hard work and strong will. My father trains me, he helps me much and we improve on my mistakes together. After each tournament I forget about the victories and losses and I set a new goal and start preparing for the next competitions,” said Artur Aleksanyan.
