Artur Aleksanyan brings Armenia 2nd Greco-Roman wrestling gold at World Championships (video) September 15, 2014 - 12:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A 3-time European Championship winner, Greco-Roman wrestler Artur Aleksanyan (98 kg) brought Armenia another gold medal, beating Germany’s Oliver Hassler at World Championships. As the wrestler told local media, another personal victory was defeating Iran’s Ghasem Rezaei who he lost to at London Olympics. “It was hard work, but I won the champion’s title and hope to continue wrestling to fight at the 2020 Olympics,” Alexanyan said. Coach Gevorg Aleksanyan, the wrestler’s father, was overjoyed at the victory, calling it the happiest moment of his life. The head coach of Armenian team Levon Julfalakyan was beaming with pride at the major success of this year’s Championships: On September 12, Arsen Julfalakyan won gold in the 75 kg weight class. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |