Member of the Armenian wrestling team, Olympic gold, silver, and bronze medalist, four-time world champion, and seven-time European champion Artur Aleksanyan defeated Rustam Assakalov from Uzbekistan with a score of 9-5 to advance to the semifinals.
Earlier Artur Aleksanyan defeated Kim Seungjun from South Korea with a score of 9-0, advancing to the quarterfinals.
