ArmInfo. Member of the Armenian national Greco-Roman wrestling team, silver and bronze medalist of the Olympic Games, four-time world champion and seven- time European champion Artur Aleksanyan has reached the semi-finals of the Olympic Games in Paris.
In the quarter-finals in the weight category up to 97 kg, the Armenian athlete faced member of the Uzbekistan national team Rustam Asakalov, whom Aleksanyan was able to defeat with a score of 9:5. The name of the Armenian wrestler's opponent in the semi-finals will be announced a little later. The semi-final bout will begin today at 21:30 Yerevan time.
In the quarter-finals, Aleksanyan defeated the representative of South Korea, Sinjun Kim, with a score of 9:0.
