With a score 3:0 Armenian wrestler Artur Aleksanyan defeated Cuba's Yasmany Lugo in the final round of the 98kg Greco-Roman wrestling tournament to win his first Olympic gold medal.
With a score 3:0 Armenian wrestler Artur Aleksanyan defeated Cuba's Yasmany Lugo in the final round of the 98kg Greco-Roman wrestling tournament to win his first Olympic gold medal.
Arthur Aleksanyan was wearing a T-shirt with the image of Robert Abajyan – Artsakh hero, who fell victim to April war.
It has been the second gold medal ever since Armenia’s independence.The first one was achieved by Greco-Roman wrestler Armen Nazaryan (52 kg weight class) still back in 1996.
19-year-old 105 kg weight class weightlifter Simon Martirosyan took silver the day before, while wrestler Mihran Harutyunyan took silver given the controversy in judging.
To sum up the 16 days in the Olympics, Armenian national team has taken 1 gold medal and 2 silver medals and is currently on the 38th place.
