 Armenian wrestler tops 2015 United World Wrestling Rankings December 11, 2015 - 15:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler, two-time world champion, three-time European Champion and an Olympic bronze medalist Artur Aleksanyan (98 kg) tops for a second year in a row the 2015 United World Wrestling Rankings for Greco-Roman, UWW website reports. Defending champ Aleksanyan, 24, defeated London 2012 Olympic Games gold medalist Ghasem Rezaei (IRI) in the 98kg final at the world championships in Las Vegas for his eighth straight tournament title over the last two years. Oman Amoyan (59 kg) ranks 14th, Mihran Harutyunyan (66kg) comes in 5th, while Varsham Boranyan is the 16th in the rankings.   Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent.   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |
