Sports: Armenian wrestlers top UWW rankings

Public Radio of Armenia

Jan 9 2018

12:53, 09 Jan 2018

Two Armenian Greco-Roman Wrestlers top an updated World Rankings released by United World Wrestling (UWW), the international governing body for the sport of amateur wrestling.

Olympic Champion Artur Aleksanyan tops the ranking of world’s best wrestlers in 98 weight category.

Maksim Manukyan, who claimed the Olympic silver, is on top in the 80 kg weight category.

Karen Aslanyan (66 kg), Karapet Chalyan (75 kg) also ranked among the world’s strongest.

Georgy Ketoev (97kg) and Levan Berianidze (125kg) are on the 4th and 3rd spots, respectively in the freestyle ranking.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS