Olympic Greco-Roman Wrestling: Artur Aleksanyan’s Quest For Second Straight Gold Off To Strong Start

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Andre Khatchaturian Leave a comment

Artur Aleksanyan is one step closer to becoming the first ever Armenian to win two gold medals.

The Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler dismantled his first two opponents with relative ease to advance to the semifinals of the 97-kg bracket at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Aleksanyan defeated Uzur Dzhuzupbekov of Kyrgyzstan, 4-1, in the Round of 16 before dominating Finland’s Arvi Savolainen in the quarterfinals. He will now face Iran’s Mohammad Hadi Saravi in the semifinals later Monday for a shot to compete in his second career Olympic gold medal match.