12:39  ,  September 15, 2019

WC-2019: Artur Aleksanyan was stronger than Cenk Ildem

Leading member of the Armenian wrestling team Artur Aleksanyan made it to the quarter-final at the World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship in Kazakhstan and will be competing with Iranian wrestler Saravi.

The favorite of the 97 kg category wrestlers competed with Turkish wrestler Cenk Ildem in the 1/8 final and beat him 4-2.

In the second match, the Olympic champion beat Finnish wrestler Kuosmanen and beat him 10-0. Aleksanyan’s next opponent will be Turkish wrestler Cenk Ildem.

In the qualifying stage, Artur Aleksanyan was defeated by Belarus’s representative Aleksandr Hrabovik 5-0.

Ucom is helping cover the world championship.

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