Sport Minister: I was shouting for joy when Arsen and Artur won gold

By Lusine Shahbazyan

 YEREVAN. – Armenian Minister of Sport Gabriel Ghazaryan said he was shouting for joy when Greco-Roman wrestlers Arsen Julfalakyan and Artur Aleksanyan won gold medals in the finals.

“We were expecting gold medals from Julfalakyan and Aleksanyan, and not only from them. I was watching the matches during a live broadcast, and was very proud when Arsen and Artur won gold. I was shouting for joy,” he told NEWS.am Sport correspondent.

The Armenian athletes, who competed at the 2014 Wrestling World Championships, have returned home on Monday morning.  

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