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Wrestler Migran Arutyunyan Wins Armenia’s Second Silver Medal at Rio 2016
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (A.W.)—Armenia’s Migran Arutyunyan (b. 1989) won Armenia’s second silver»medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, after falling to»Davor ?tefanek of Serbia»in the Greco-Roman Wrestling 66 kg final on Aug. 16.
Arutyunyan defeated the reigning 71 kg world champion, Azerbaijan’s Rasul Chunayev, 4-1 in the semifinal match to move onto the final. Simon Martirosyan (b. 1997) became Armenia’s first medal winner at the 2016 Olympic Games, after winning a silver in men’s 105 kg weightlifting on Aug. 15. Martirosyan lifted a total of 417 kg, and placed second only to Ruslan Nurudinov of Uzbekistan, who set an Olympic record with a total weight of 431 kg. RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (A.W.)—Armenia’s Migran Arutyunyan (b. 1989) won Armenia’s second silver»medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, after falling to»Davor ?tefanek of Serbia»in the Greco-Roman Wrestling 66 kg final on Aug. 16. Arutyunyan during his sem-final match (Photo: USA Today Sports) Arutyunyan defeated the reigning 71 kg world champion, Azerbaijan’s Rasul Chunayev, 4-1 in the semifinal match to move onto the final. Simon Martirosyan (b. 1997) became Armenia’s first medal winner at the 2016 Olympic Games, after winning a silver in men’s 105 kg weightlifting on Aug. 15. Martirosyan lifted a total of 417 kg, and placed second only to Ruslan Nurudinov of Uzbekistan, who set an Olympic record with a total weight of 431 kg. RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (A.W.)—Armenia’s Migran Arutyunyan (b. 1989) won Armenia’s second silver»medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, after falling to»Davor ?tefanek of Serbia»in the Greco-Roman Wrestling 66 kg final on Aug. 16. Arutyunyan during his sem-final match (Photo: USA Today Sports) Arutyunyan defeated the reigning 71 kg world champion, Azerbaijan’s Rasul Chunayev, 4-1 in the semifinal match to move onto the final. Simon Martirosyan (b. 1997) became Armenia’s first medal winner at the 2016 Olympic Games, after winning a silver in men’s 105 kg weightlifting on Aug. 15. Martirosyan lifted a total of 417 kg, and placed second only to Ruslan Nurudinov of Uzbekistan, who set an Olympic record with a total weight of 431 kg. [img][/img] More... |
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