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Sports:Wrestling: Armenia’s Artur Aleksanyan makes it to the final of Tokyo Olympics

Emil Lazarian 2021
Public Radio of Armenia
Aug 2 2021
Wrestling: Armenia’s Artur Aleksanyan makes it to the final of Tokyo Olympics

Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler Artur Aleksanyan made it to the final of the men’s 97 kg event at Tokyo Olympics after defeating Mohammad Hadi Saravi of Iran in the semi-final.

He will now compete for Olympic gold.

Artur Aleksanyan is Rio Olympic Champion, three-time world and five-time European champion.

The Armenian wrestler will fight Russia’s Musa Yevloyev in the final, which will take place on August 3. 

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